Talk the talk, but really don't walk the walk - Anonymous employee Stantec Employee Review

2.0
Dec 19, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Large Firm Could be working on a prominent project in the region

Cons

Stantec's values are we put people first, but in reality, the benefits continue to be cut. The response to employee burn out from management was we wish you could go above and beyond by working even more hours since we are so busy. We do what makes money. Hours are long and the salary is not directly tied to performance. Junior engineers are poorly trained.

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