Good pay, good people but leadership's heads are in the clouds - Anonymous employee Jacobs Employee Review

2.0
Aug 26, 2011
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was comparable or better than other in industry. Great groups of people in many of the offices. Access to "non-normal" projects.

Cons

Total lack of understanding from just about all levels of management. The way they grow is by buying out smaller firms and then forcing their old, outdated and unorthodox ways of management upon everyone. No understanding of technology. Many of those making the call on the technology that users have access to or that is considered/forced to be the standard, have no grasp of what is or isn't productive. No "proper" sharing of technology. No open to new ideas, or better ideas.

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