Morrison Hershfield Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Morrison Hershfield as an intern for less than a year

Pros – The projects are interesting, and the company is growing so there's no lack of work. The structure of the company is pretty flat, the CEO is sitting just one floor up and is available to converse with. The pay is on par with other firms.

Cons – Some departments have a pretty close knit culture. There is a language barrier as well.

Advice to Senior Management – Unify the middle management a little, instilling in them that profit is not the only thing. Short term profit may not be sustainable and may be highly volatile.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – Employee-owned, great people below the management staff. Great CEO for U.S. existed when I started but, is no longer there.

Cons – 850 people, 37 Vice Presidents. More red tape than a company a thousand times the size of Morrison Hershfield. It takes a committee to decide to send an email.

Advice to Senior Management – Ed Gazzola is no longer the CEO of the United States Headquarters and that is the biggest problem with what has happened to the company. Ed was the best and the reason I came to Morrison Hershfield.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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

Pros – Genuine people, great range of projects and expertise

Cons – Lacking management, little training and professional development, unnecessary inefficiencies, low remuneration, office location, high turnover, un-professional

Advice to Senior Management – Value your staff, especially young ones through better salaries, more training and opportunity, and more supportive and professional managers. Take your employees' careers seriously, not just your own.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Morrison Hershfield full-time

Pros – good people, good salaries, good benefits

Cons – stressful workloads and expectations, but that's the nature of the consulting industry

Advice to Senior Management – allow for more technical development and time for working on activities which benefit organization such as event planning for employees and orgaizing electrionic filing

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Morrison Hershfield part-time for more than a year

Pros – Lots of company morale.
I'm sure the senior management is fine, but personally I've never met them.
MH is a very diverse company when it comes to ethnicity, which is refreshing!
I've never had a problem taking a day off when needed.

Cons – Maybe a little too much dropping the ball as far as complaints go

Advice to Senior Management – If people are in a management or supervisory position, they should have more training as to how to handle their "inferiors". Which, by the way, we are not.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – Some great people
technical competence
benefits package is competitive

Cons – Lack of management clarity
Internal communications within and between divisions
technical competence of management does not translate into managerial competence

Advice to Senior Management – technical competence of management does not translate into managerial competence
some senior managers appear generally clueless

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – Short work week - good variety of work - enjoyed working with variety of team members

Cons – Management treat employees like disposable robots - if you are administrative staff you are less than disposable unless you are office manager's pet. Management has their way or the highway approach to management and reward members of their inner circle alone - you will go far if you are a brown noser. If not, forget about it.

Advice to Senior Management – Recogize staff for the work they do, not for the compliments they give you.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – Great group of people to work with.

Cons – Limited growth opportunities. Minimal vacation time.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – Broad organization, multiple offices, fiscally conservative

Cons – Projects not very interesting and approach is not in best interest of clients

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Morrison Hershfield

Pros – - small company (90 people in Calgary office) so you get to know everyone
- you get to work on the whole project from beginning to end

Cons – - not enough experience within the company in certain technical fields
- not much importance placed on giving back to the community
- lack of opportunities for professional development (courses, further studies)

Advice to Senior Management – If you ask someone what they want, make sure you follow through or explain why you can't give it to them.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend