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Updated May 15, 2023
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- "life balance is something to be desired and can be difficult to obtain in this industry." (in 3 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★Featured Review
Great Place to Work
Apr 7, 2023 - Marketing Coordinator in Dulles, VARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
If you want a great team atmosphere, leadership that listens to your ideas, benefits that support your wellbeing, and a supportive company culture, Southland is an amazing place to work.
Cons
No downsides working at Southland.
Continue readingThank you for your review and feedback! We are glad you are experiencing many of the benefits and People First focus areas. Over the last few years, Southland has made it a priority to enhance our focus on well-being and the health and safety of the whole person. I also appreciate your advice on tuition reimbursement -- this is currently a benefit we offer for job-related degrees, courses, training, etc. I would encourage you to speak to your local HRBP about what might be available in your current career. -- Wendy Montgomery, Director of Talent Management
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great culture, upper management, benefits are top notch and lots of social events and free food
Cons
Construction is stressful no matter which company you work for
Southland Industries Response
Director, Talent Management
Thank you for your review and feedback. We are glad that you are experiencing the amazing culture we have at Southland and hopefully, you are staying well fed ;). -- Wendy Montgomery, Director of Talent Management
- Current Employee★★★★★
Decent
May 15, 2023 - Assistant Project Manager (APM) in Laurel, MDRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Not a bad place but tough industry
Cons
Just a lot of fires
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Love the work and the Team I work with
Cons
Upper management is ungrateful and terrible at communication etc...
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Great place to work.
Mar 15, 2023 - Accountant in Garden Grove, CARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great company. Offers opportunities to advance your career. Cares for its people.
Cons
Company has grown over the recent years. Struggle to adequately staff.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Hittem with the Hein Southland
Mar 20, 2023 - BIM Support SpecialistRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Always learning ways to use BIM on Projects
Cons
Not enough BIM support people
- Current Employee★★★★★
Positive experience
Mar 19, 2023 - Project Engineer II in Washington, DCRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Lots of career opportunity, great networking opportunities.
Cons
Lot of work on employees
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Co-workers are about the only thing that make working at Southland enjoyable.
Cons
Upper management lacks taking responsibility for any shortcomings and instead place the blame on employees. Most notably the current Operations Team who spend half the day shooting the Nerf Gun at employees. Upper Management likes to make everyone feel like their job is not secure. One of the Project Executives will walk around calling out employees about how much money they are costing the company or how much time they are wasting. Also if you are coming into the Detailing Department get ready to be micromanaged. Management will literally make sure they squeeze every minute out of you and will also follow you wherever you go to ensure you are not taking too long. For example, going to the bathroom, going into the breakroom for coffee, break time, lunch, etc. Southland has also had a number of Write-downs(lost money on jobs) recently and Upper Management seems to not know how this happened. Maybe if they actually got involved during early stages of a project they wouldn't be incurring the losses they are currently experiencing.
Continue readingSouthland Industries Response
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us on Glassdoor. It is encouraging to hear that you enjoy working with your co-workers. At Southland Industries, we value People so much that it is our first core value! Enjoying the people you work with is just one of the things that makes Southland a great place to work. However, it is unfortunate to hear of your experience with upper management. At Southland we work very hard at fostering a culture of accountability, which is also a core value. We appreciate all the efforts of our people and the work they dedicate to making Southland a great place to work. We expect all our employees to model Southland's core values and treat each other with respect. If you are a current employee, I encourage you to share your experiences with our local HR Business Partner or myself, so that any concerns can be fully heard and addressed as necessary. - Joe Cvetas, EVP, Division Leader, Southern California
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great Company
Jan 6, 2023 - Software Engineering Supervisor in Dulles, VARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Southland cares about customers and employees, very strong team environment.
Cons
I have no notable cons,
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and there overall is a pretty good safety culture for employees.
Cons
As a safety coordinator you are paid salary but expected to work as hourly. Not very fair.
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Southland Industries has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 190 reviews left anonymously by employees. 81% of employees would recommend working at Southland Industries to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.
81% of Southland Industries employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Southland Industries 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Southland Industries to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be management, senior leadership, compensation.
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