Parsons Corporation Reviews

Pros

the vast variety of people that you are able to work with.

Cons

not enough job growth or promotions

Pros

free parking in old town pasadena; generally start @ 7:30 & end at 4:30, unless you work in a busy global business unit.

Cons

static; old school in upper management; very political! hopefully, you'll have a leader in your global business group that is looking out for you!

Advice to Senior Management

develop, mentor and grow the employees so that they have/feel that they have a career path.

Pros

+ I have gotten very good experience working on a government contract with Parsons.

Cons

- Based on my experience so far, the potential to move up in the company is not as strong as I would like it to be.

Pros

Mission oriented, safety minded, outstanding management, very good compensation. Good projects, and project managers, good admin, great client. a a

Cons

no place is perfect - projects are never long enough.

Advice to Senior Management

Keep on trucking. Don't exagerate on the duration of projects to attract talent. Avoid doing business with General Electric Corp.

Pros

Lots of opportunity to work with an learn from senior staff
A variety of projects may be available depending upon your division
ESOP

Cons

Upper management has very little interest or involvement beyond corporate, so problems may go unrecognized until it is too late
Severe retention problems at all levels
Each division is run as a separate business with little or not overlap

Advice to Senior Management

Learn for your mistakes
"The way we've always done it..." is not working; look at the market and see what you can implement that is working for your competitors

Pros

Fair pay for the job performed with professional expectations set at a reasonable level. Benefits are outstanding, with excellent employee opportunities to earn shares.

Cons

The structure is in place for the corporation to run well, however, there are significant duplications and overlap in senior management roles, resulting in high overhead and wasted expenses.

Pros

The company has always promoted ethical righteousness and active safety awareness. While your experience may depend solely upon your direct supervisors and team, the company as a whole seems more concerned about these things than others that simply provide you with a new hire briefing and a poster of your rights. Coworkers are generally very experienced, so those new to the industry may find a steep learning curve to climb, but this also provides you with a wealth of information if they are willing to share.

Cons

The company seems unwilling to hire inexperienced people (e.g. fresh out of college) and lacks the structure to train employees from the ground up. Coupled with the instability of the construction industry, talent departs in droves and new projects become scarce. Compared to the rest of the market, salary seems lower than average.

Advice to Senior Management

Be willing to train and shape your employees into the assets you wish to retain. Management should interact with their force more to promote positive feedback, especially when a large number of your work force never really get to understand their company through anything but their own field team. Be more active in maintaining new talent, rather than directing them to corporate webpages.

Pros

The best reasons are the typical; pay, ESOP, and other benefits. Small office feel where if you are good you will stand out.

Cons

Business systems don't talk to each other. Senior management doesn't communicate with the employees with what is going on to maintain jobs or bring in new work. Everything has a spin on it, try telling the honest truth, someone out there might just have an answer to help out the situation. Good people leave because of uncertainty, they will become competitors if you are not careful. People what to know what there future will hold, if you can't tell me why should I fully invest my family and my time to make Parsons successful or I can find someone who will.

Advice to Senior Management

Look around, there is plenty of talent around. People who have plenty of experience outside of Parsons, build on that talent. Create an environment where people want to work and give there best to the corporation. Try open and honest communication, most people will welcome that. Who knows maybe the answer will be out there in front of you as a rough diamond.

Pros

Pay, ESOP, technology, online classes

Cons

Unorganized, Bad Managers just get moved around to other offices instead of fired, too many offices with no good oversite from corporate office, only cares about higher management with several degrees and not the people who actually keep the place running day by day.

Advice to Senior Management

Parsons one was not working where I was located. Each division competes against the other instead of being all truly one. Where more than one division resides in the same office, whomever is the biggest rules - the others are treated like outsiders.

Pros

good people, respec and fine environment

Cons

not a lot of opportunities