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Not what it was cracked up to be - Anonymous employee HBK Engineering Employee Review

3.0
Jan 25, 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Laid back atmosphere - Good benefits - Decent salaries - Open work atmosphere - Appealing to younger generation

Cons

- Very little advancement opportunity - Extremely poor communication from Leadership and HR - Subpar management - Very little recognition for quality-work outside of merit increases - Poor business structure - Disorganization among projects - Promotions mainly given to those with engineering background, even if their experience and/or management background is severely lacking - Work/Life balance isn't emphasized - Hard work is not appropriately recognized with merit increases - Merit increases differ by sector leads - No transparency in terms of potential work, future projects, the company's direction, or ongoing issues - Employees don't feel appreciated - Leadership is too focused on specific sectors of engineering; need to broaden business perspective

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HBK Engineering Response
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Thank you for your feedback. An important theme that you've touched on is our exponential growth experienced in such a short amount of time. We, as an organization, are continually thinking of ways in which we can keep our employees engaged, challenged, supported and steered towards advancement opportunities. As we work through these themes, we encourage all employees to explore the avenues that are available, such as out internal job postings board. If comfortable, we encourage you to reach out to HR directly to continue this discussion.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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