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    Tetra Tech Reviews

    Updated January 9, 2019
    437 reviews

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    Tetra Tech Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President Dan L. Batrack
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    165 Ratings

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    Pros

    • "Great work environment; like family" (in 26 reviews)

    • "Good working environment and a good work-life balance" (in 10 reviews)

    Cons

    • "The upper management is ran by some weasels" (in 11 reviews)

    • "Little to no acknowledgement and no incentive for staff doing good, hard work" (in 6 reviews)

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    1. Helpful (3)

      "Entrepreneurial Culture and Walks the Talk"

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      • Culture & Values
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      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Tetra Tech full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Very flexible business acumen for most part. I see critical reviews below, but my experience has been the company is very supportive of its employees, provides an entrepreneurial culture which starts in the corporate offices down to most local offices. Compensation is driven by performance, not favoritism like some companies. If you are entrepreneurial and good at execution you can be very successful at Tetra Tech. It also respects people who want the 9-5 job, but compensation will reflect that.

      Cons

      if you have trouble in a fast paced entrepreneurial culture and like structure and the 9-5 M thru F job, this may not be the place for you.

      Advice to Management

      Keep up the good work. Don't change a thing.

    2. "Well run international development department within the firm"

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      Former Employee - Resource Law Specialist in Arlington, VA
      Former Employee - Resource Law Specialist in Arlington, VA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Tetra Tech (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, stock purchase plan and support to employees in the field.

      Cons

      Lack of human resource integration across operational units (i.e. Coffey and TT).

      Advice to Management

      Should strive to hold onto high quality personnel.

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    3. "Great colleagues, terrible management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Immediate colleagues and supervisors, great clients, opportunity to learn a lot in a short amount of time

      Cons

      Underpaid, unappreciated, manipulative, expectation of staff to work on own time

      Advice to Management

      Listen to what is being said in exit interviews

    4. "Good job"

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      Current Employee - Tech in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Tech in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Tetra Tech full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good job good people friendly work involvement

      Cons

      Not enough hours. Have to go through to many people to get to the right person

      Advice to Management

      Need to be more one on one with employees

    5. "Administrative Assistant"

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      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in Irvine, CA
      Former Employee - Administrative Assistant in Irvine, CA
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Tetra Tech full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Large company so plenty of company benefits. Good benefits

      Cons

      Not much movement for non engineering positions. The "feel/culture" varies depending on the team or office you work for.

    6. "Disaster Recovery Positions"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Tetra Tech full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      -Colleagues were great.
      -Opportunity and experience assisting disaster recovery efforts is a plus.
      -Pay was good for younger (inexperienced) employees.

      Cons

      -Management was not at all experienced.
      -Those who were experienced weren't great at being communicating with staff. ---Though conjectural, speculation of misappropriations and HR issues from contractors and employees.

      Advice to Management

      Get new management. Otherwise, use the hearts-and-minds approach to understand staff. Training staff of PA procurement process and oversight - per regulatory requirements.

      For any consolation, I left for better opportunities and of my own volition.

    7. Helpful (4)

      "Yikes"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Tetra Tech full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Co-workers are great, Professional work environment

      Cons

      Management and upper management strategies are baffling
      Poor communication

      Advice to Management

      I don't have an MBA or formal education in business management and yet even I know that if you want better performance from your employees, taking away incentives and replacing them with threats is possibly the worst move. Management's philosophy on productivity seems to be "until morale improves, the beatings will continue." The only production this increases is more of your employees looking to jump ship at the earliest opportunity.

    8. "Bad Management"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Coworkers were good and friendly

      Cons

      Management completely ignore you and even don't see you

    9. "Amazing people"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Tetra Tech full-time

      Pros

      Get to work with amazing people on high profile projects

      Cons

      Corporate structure can be confusing to navigate

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Standard Consulting Firm - Environmental Scientist"

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      Current Employee - Environmental Scientist II
      Current Employee - Environmental Scientist II
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Tetra Tech full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Overall working here has been a pleasant experience. The workload is hefty, you stay fairly busy, and it is fast paced. I receive satisfaction from completing a project and the client is satisfied. Even though it is a big company, you still feel as though you play your integral part. Inter-office Management and lower level management seems well organized. Safety is taken seriously.

      Cons

      Upper level management makes it seem that chasing dollars is number one and helping the environment is second, but that is understandable with it being a large corporation. The vacation/sick/holiday combined bank is a little stingy and the retirement vesting period is also slightly stingy

      Advice to Management

      Being billable and making a profit is important, but so is the professional development and satisfaction of employees