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Compensation & Benefits	4.5
Senior Leadership	5.0
Communication	5.0
Work/Life Balance	4.5
Recognition & Feedback	5.0
Employee Morale	5.0
Career Opportunities	3.0
Fairness & Respect	3.5

AECOM – “Great Company Overall”

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AECOM Hydrogeologist in Florence, AL: (Current Employee)

Pros

The company is very open with their employees and on top pf that the heath benefits are wonderful!! I also have enjoyed the full benefit of being able to buy company stock and having the company match at a higher rate than other stocks in my portfolio.

Cons

I have worked for two of AECOM's operating companies over the last six years (EDAW and now ENSR) and the best by far is ENSR. The office operate seamlessly and share resources which makes doing your job MUCH easier.

Advice to Senior Management

Balancing out the salaries, I have been with the company for over three years and have over six total years of experience with a MS degree and there are new hires with little to no experience coming in making as much as I am or in some cases more than I make with less education.

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Aug 9, 2010

by Anonymous:

Just because you have a MS degree doesn't necessarily make you more marketable or worthy of a higher salary. This is the problem some AECOM employees have with management in my office, a degree doesn't make you a genius. Welcome to the rest of your life buddy.

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Aug 9, 2010

by Response to Anonymous:

I based my comments regarding salaries off of AECOM's own hiring matrix. The problem with my situation is I was hired before the matrix was modified to give even more salary considerations to advanced degrees and since I was already with the company I was not adjusted. I would make more money if I were to leave the company and work for a competitor and then return after a few years, however I enjoy working with the people I work with and chose to stay. This does not change my opinion that the compensation needs to be balanced. I agree with you that a degree does not make you a genius, however it does show more personal commitment and should be rewarded. I know plenty of ignorant people both with degrees and without within both this company as well as other companies that get retained for who knows what reason. I hate that you hold these feelings and regret that you attack my opinion when that is exactly what it is MY OPINION.

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Aug 9, 2010

by Anonymous:

A MS does not necessarily show more personal commitment. I could not afford graduate school coming out of undergrad, therefore I chose to work. I could go back to school if I wanted, but I travel a lot for AECOM, therefore unable to commit to a school schedule. I'd say I have a pretty high level of personal commitment toward my job, does that automatically mean you deserve more money because you simply have a MS? I think not. The cookie is not always going to crumble the way you or anyone else would like for it to. That's why no one ever said life was fair.

You gripe about unfair compensation in your office, yet you choose to stay? Who's fault is that? AECOM isn't forcing you to work there. And I thought the Florence office was closed?

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Aug 9, 2010

by Responses:

To Anon - I am calm just trying to state that I have a right to my opinion =-D

To Anonymous - I also agree that a MS does not necessarily show more personal commitment but it is the easiest way to screen people during the hiring process. I also could not necessarily afford Graduate school but I made the choice to take loans out in order to stay in school, honestly I wish I would have entered the workforce directly after finishing my undergraduate but that is another topic.

I am not arguing with you about your personal commitment nor am I saying I deserve more money than you (I have no idea who you are so I can not make that judgment). My point in my comment was there are new hires with less education AND less total working experience than I have getting paid more money than I have because their hiring date fell after a matrix change.

I do not claim life is fair, I only wish the company would stick to their own compensation matrix. I am not sure if you noticed the date on my review (July 2008) which was over two years ago and I am happy to note that the gap has been closed. Also you are correct in that the Florence office is closed, however I am now working from home (which is still in Florence). As I said I chose to stay because I enjoy my other "benefits".

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