Moffatt & Nichol Reviews

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Like any company, there are things I don't always agree with on direction or how some things are addressed, but considering my name is not on the building, I focus on how these things impact what I am trying to accomplish. The company supports what I do, so disagreement is all I have. It's no different here than 99 percent of work places where you have different folks from different backgrounds with different work ethics all working together.

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Not quite sure yet for now

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The company has to win bids to keep people working. The uncertainty is a reflection of the trade.

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They provide zero training - you are handed assignments and expected to accomplish them in as short a time as veteran employees. The communication from the top down is lacking. Issues are ignored or are not dealt with proactively.

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new office with open "collaborative" work space, firm slow to hire when warranted

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lack of mentorship for young people

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When I first started working here 10+ years ago, this company was special. The turnover rate was very low because they were very selective about who they hired and employees were treated with respect, creating a work environment that lends itself towards having long-term employees. I remember feeling a sense of pride that I was able to get a job here while the remainder of my classmates went to 3 or 4 other large consulting firms in the area, knowing that most of them would only last a couple years at those firms before they moved on search of something better. I remained proud of this company and proud to work for it for several years until the former CEO stepped aside to let his son take over. Ever since then, this company has undergone a constant downhill slide. For this first time in the 10+ years I have worked here, we are not receiving raises and bonuses due to poor economic performance and poor management. Maybe they should reconsider the newer foreign offices that are consistently losing a lot of money year after year. They have taken away all of the little things that used to make this place special. Now it’s just like any other consulting firm and employees have no incentive to stay, especially those at the junior and mid-level positions. I have witnessed many talented junior and mid-level engineers run towards the exit. The turnover rate is astounding now. Corporate has put so much pressure on the engineers to make that ever elusive multiplier and have such unrealistic expectations for utilization that it’s just ridiculous. It’s very unfortunate that the management under the new CEO had completely ruined what used to be a great place to work. The corporate staff is pretty much incompetent. They can’t ever seem to follow through with any policies. For example, In the 10+ years I’ve been here, I think I’ve done an annual review maybe 5 or 6 times which is completely unacceptable. That should be a mandatory thing every year. As an outcome of this, mid-year raises never occur at the same time (since there is rarely any sort of review process) so people are constantly left wondering when and if they are getting one. Also, the CEO tried to go to a “practice” based system where each discipline in the company had a leader who tried to coordinate work across the company so that offices were working together by pooling resources. However, the CEO decided to take away the budget for the practice leaders who have now had to stop the monthly coordination meetings and we are back to the way it was before with little communication and support between offices. The company also offers very little as far as professional development. They had one set of PM training sessions but did not even allow all of the PMs to participate. Only a select few were chosen based on a criteria that nobody can figure out. In addition, the accounting department, also under new management, is a joke. I don’t think this company will ever be what it once was, which is very unfortunate.

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pay is decent, but seems to be lower than other firms
making changes to pay and bonus structure that only benefits upper management
lower level employees are only eligible for overtime - even though overtime not available on most projects

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The company yacht. A fishing trip now and then wouldn't sink it or anything.

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Recent cut down in a few really good benefits.