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3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(162 total reviews)

CEO Bill Hilf

Bill Hilf

76% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and Benefits

3.5

Work/Life Balance

3.4

Culture & Values

3.3

Diversity & Inclusion

3.0

Career Opportunities

3.0

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

23%

4 stars

18%

3 stars

17%

2 stars

16%

1 star

26%

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Found 162 of over 172 reviews

Updated Oct 23, 2023

Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "The benefits are good and the 401k match is great.(in 34 reviews)
  • "Good benefits and nice people(in 12 reviews)
  • "1. Intelligent colleagues.(in 6 reviews)
  • "Great opportunities to work on a variety of projects(in 5 reviews)
  • "great benefits and decent pay(in 5 reviews)
Cons
  • "Need to allow a better work life balance(in 9 reviews)
  • "lots of layoffs, limited upward mobility(in 6 reviews)
  • "Childish, arbitrary management.(in 6 reviews)
  • "Lack of any senior leadership; lack of coherent communication about company goals, objectives or performance; unethical (and worse) business practices; much dead weight.(in 6 reviews)
  • "I personally feel very valued my direct manager but sometimes the structure of the company limits my compensation and career mobility.(in 5 reviews)

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    1. 5.0
      Apr 10, 2023
      Environmental Scientist
      Former Employee
      Sun Valley, CA
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company i liked work always had over time

      Cons

      Really loud but you get use to it

      1. 4.0
        Oct 9, 2023
        Marketing Coordinator
        Current Employee
        Birmingham, AL
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Friendly co-worker, good benefits, good mentors

        Cons

        lack of career opportunities, lot of deadline

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        1. 3.0
          Oct 23, 2023
          Project Manager
          Current Employee, more than 3 years
          Seattle, WA
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Benefits, perks, incredibly smart people.

          Cons

          Leadership was not very transparent, many layoffs.

          1. 3.0
            Oct 4, 2023
            Executive
            Former Employee, more than 5 years
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Good Pay at this company

            Cons

            Work life balance is off

            1. 4.0
              Jun 6, 2023
              Sr Treasury Analyst
              Former Employee, more than 5 years
              Seattle, WA
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Unique and interesting projects. Good communications with co-workers

              Cons

              The Vulcan businesses tend to be siloed.

              1. 4.0
                Apr 11, 2023
                Anonymous Employee
                Former Employee, more than 1 year
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                creative people dedicated to creating content that made a positive difference

                Cons

                occasionally under-resourced given the impact objectives

                1. 4.0
                  Mar 23, 2023
                  Director
                  Former Employee, more than 5 years
                  Seattle, WA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  One of the greatest, mission-focused organizations on the planet while Paul Allen was at the helm. He will be missed.

                  Cons

                  After Paul's death, the company's focus was lost.

                  1. 5.0
                    Mar 7, 2023
                    Front Desk Receptionist
                    Former Employee, more than 3 years
                    Seattle, WA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Great company to work for!

                    Cons

                    Paul Allen is no longer with us.

                    1
                    1. 1.0
                      May 22, 2023
                      General Flunky
                      Former Employee, more than 3 years
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Reasonable compensation package. Low annual increases, below cpi.

                      Cons

                      HIGHLY political. Very little trust between employees and their managers. NO work life balance.

                      1. 2.0
                        Mar 2, 2022
                        Manager
                        Former Employee, more than 5 years
                        Seattle, WA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Amazing and intelligent colleagues, who were truly inspiring to work with. In the past, there was also an incredibly exciting variety of projects and business initiatives to work on - always something new and interesting, with true purpose. That changed following Paul's death, however, as the company began downsizing and slashing programs and people.

                        Cons

                        The company is a shell of what it once was, and seems to have lost its way and purpose. Many years of layoffs and the elimination of most significant programs. I also doubt this downsizing is complete, so if you consider joining this company, look to what short-term gains you can make in your career. Anticipate more cuts, and don't be surprised if the company eventually folds entirely. There were so many long term employees who had dedicated decades (yes, 20+ years) of their careers to this company. They were committed and passionate, and were tossed aside in often quite disrespectful ways. After so many rounds of layoffs, it was truly disheartening to see how incompetently our HR team continued to handle these events. Executives with flippant attitudes towards the process, and decisions made based on politics and personal whims of the Chair. Your success at Vulcan is not dictated by what you know or accomplish, but rather how in favor you are with the top leaders. As one person had commented upon leaving, they had never seen politics to this degree at any previous company, regardless of size. Bottom line... proceed with extreme caution.

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                      Vulcan has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 172 reviews left anonymously by employees. 68% of employees would recommend working at Vulcan to a friend and 45% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vulcan employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vulcan. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

                      68% of Vulcan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Vulcan 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

                      According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Vulcan to be senior leadership, career development, benefits and the cons to be work life balance, management.

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