Dewberry Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry full-time

Pros – Family owner business; job stability

Cons – Company culture could use improvement

Advice to Senior Management – Promote from within

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – does great, and accurate work, great reputation, great starter job (typically 3-year turnover)

Cons – low salary, not competitive, little opportunity for promotions.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Established DC company
Steady performance - not high growth or big cut backs

Cons – Culture is terrible
Leadership can be brutal
Cheap on everything
Has a reputation as a sweat shop

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dewberry full-time for less than a year

Pros – 1. Overall had decent coworkers.

Cons – 1. Very low pay given the location.
2. Bad benefits..if you had any gap in insurance and they claim you have a pre-existing condition later on you are dropped.
3. Mediocre 401k matching compared to their competitors.

Advice to Senior Management – Be honest before you hire somebody that the contract is not for X amount of years, but rather a couple months.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dewberry full-time for more than a year

Pros – Dewberry provides very competitive benefits, the people in the office are a huge PRO for the Dallas office, and the company provides flexibility when needed. Everyone in the company is helpful and understanding.

Cons – The company as a whole is somewhat resistant to change (behind the curve, so to speak, when it comes to the use of technology), and there has been some morale upset in the Dallas office due to some turnover and management issues. Also, the company doesn't provide many opportunities for career growth unless someone gets sick, retires or resigns.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep an eye on the Dallas office, and provide the opportunity for some of the "underlings" to spread their wings and get exposure on different projects to keep from losing the best talent. Also, be open to change and innovation - it's what moves the industry forward!!

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry full-time for more than a year

Pros – It has Good management and employees.

Cons – I have no down side to working there

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dewberry full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great relationship with government agencies, therefore wins significant project work. Easy for a young person to rise quickly.

Cons – Difficult for people in offices outside of HQ to stay in the loop. Not much synergy between offices, but there seemed to be great potential for it. Decisions were made sometimes without regard for impact it would have on staff. People get to be known for their strengths, but often other talents go unused. Lot of competition for upper management positions.

Advice to Senior Management – Think outside the box more. Tap into energy of staff in other offices. Work more to engage other offices.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – - Flexible Schedule
- Compensation (this is a pro on a case by case basis, but if you ask for it and understand your value, you can be compensated well)
- Meticulous Staff
- Open to ideas
- Is wanting to improve
- there are focus groups within organization that have opportunities for growth and innovation

Cons – - Lack of unified vision throughout organization
- If you ask for a better compensation and deserve it, you might get it.. but management does not take professional efforts to identify and reward talent
- Lack of consistent quality of employees hired and retained

Advice to Senior Management – Learn to build your company from the bottom-up and integrate relevant groups under a unified vision

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Dewberry full-time

Pros – Fair compensation & benefits
Wide variety of available projects

Cons – Hiring managers will do whatever it takes to ensure they get a potential employee, with no intention of keeping their promises.
Skimping of technical staff in branch offices, yet still expect to deliver a product which is 120%.
Day to day work schedule is very robotic with no social events throughout the year, except for Christmas.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire managers that are qualified and act more ethically and follow the tenets that are set out.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Dewberry

Pros – Friendly people, plenty of projects.

Cons – Management is not very organized.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire secretaries to help managing the time.