Nice enough company but too big to control - Civil Engineer Jacobs Employee Review

3.0
Nov 6, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Investment in training, generally competent middle management, open to moves within the company, friendly people, flexible working hours, good benefits and holidays, starting salary above average, career prospects can be excellent if picked by senior management

Cons

Can be incredibly boring and tedious, workload comes in cycles of either too much or too little, poor communiation from higher management particularly about business prospects, ridiculous corporate activities, some obviously incompetent people, poor feedback about work results

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Pros

Work life balance, compensation, access to managers, company culture

Cons

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4.0
Jun 16, 2026
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Pros

Flexible, on the cutting edge, good employee networks

Cons

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