“A great stepping stone”

Pros:  “Chicago is a great office location. Plenty of opportunity, to gain field work / experience. Great for learning and training collage hires. Looks good on resume. Nice…”

Cons:  “Pay is not comparable to responsibilities A lot of politics Keep an eye out for field pay promises not kept once you are at location” – Full Review

“Overworked, Underpaid, Unappreciated”

Pros:  “The wealth of knowledge and experience more senior engineers have at the lab is astounding. New employees straight out of college are ready to learn, grow, and put their…”

Cons:  “Management does not feel that any sort of recognition is necessary to reward employees. Casual (unpaid) overtime is expected. Compensation is below industry…” – Full Review

“great employment opportunity with a progressive company”

Pros:  “compensation, progressive industry, mutual respect from employees and managers”

Cons:  “tight raises of 2% fall short in most cases- performance appraisals are too involved for the results they produce” – Full Review

“TRC”

Pros:  “Large company with numerous resources in diverse areas.”

Cons:  “Manning levels occasionally do not permit flexibility with vacation time.” – Full Review

“Working hard without any training at all”

Pros:  “1.- One of the most recognized names in the industry of control systems 2.- International company 3.- Good relationship with medium management 4.- Good relationships with…”

Cons:  “1.- Lack of any real training in the hw/sw the company uses/sell 2.- Overtime almost everyday 3.- Lack of the necessary people engaged in a project” – Full Review

“Wonderful place to work!”

Pros:  “Challenging work, great people, teamwork and collaboration, opportunities for advancement”

Cons:  “Sometimes difficult to know where to go for information due to organizational restructuring” – Full Review

“Wonderful place to work!”

Pros:  “Challenging work, great people, teamwork and collaboration, opportunities for advancement”

Cons:  “Sometimes difficult to know where to go for information due to organizational restructuring” – Full Review

“Used to be good....”

Pros:  “Brand name still has some respect, not a lot of management micro managing, still some good employees left after IPO.”

Cons:  “Brand name is diminishing because of IPO and hiring of less talented staff, clients will micro manage you, turning into a glorified temp agency for people with…” – Full Review

“URS is a decent place to work, I have enjoyed my experience here.”

Pros:  “Flexible work schedule (e.g. 9/80 schedule), diverse and interesting projects, big A/E firm so lots of technical resources, offices all over the world, challenging work…”

Cons:  “Publicly traded company so you won't get the small-private firm feel, some offices are stunning while others are drab and unimpressive (like this one), no bonus…” – Full Review