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Updated Aug 5, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Great people, decisions are made quickly and you have the opportunity to make an impact." (in 12 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)
- "Upper management who deal with the Owners are constantly demoralized...and that flows down." (in 5 reviews)
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The company offers great health benefits and generous employer contributions to HSA, dental/medical premiums, and matching for 401k plan.
Cons
There are some areas that could improve but overall there are great people at the company.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great Company, Amazing Benefits
Aug 5, 2022 - Marketing Manager in Seattle, WARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great Co-Workers Great Pay and Benefits Great Management team
Cons
Poor work and Homelife balance
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Good pay and benefits, interesting work
Cons
Highly political atmosphere, who you know is more important than what you know
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Decent benefits Decent team 401k was insane when I was there. Location was fine.
Cons
Zero upward mobility; Paul Allen is rolling over in his grave.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Machine assembler
Jul 1, 2022 - Machine Assembler in Dundalk, MDRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Got to work with power tools
Cons
Not a Team based job
- Former Employee★★★★★
Generally speaking, not a healthy place to work
Jun 24, 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Great benefits and compensation package
Cons
Lack of clear company direction and frequent (and often poorly explained) pivots, unclear values, favoritism and competition among employees for resources
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Where the worst of the best succeed
Apr 22, 2022 - Software EngineerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
1. Intelligent colleagues. I worked with some very sharp, amazing people. 2. Excellent views of the city (Seattle office). 3. Generous salary for the Seattle area, unless you consider public companies with stock options. 4. Generous health insurance plans. I have never enjoyed better health benefits outside of Vulcan.
Cons
1. Those who are the most toxic get promoted. 2. No self-awareness by upper management. 3. Unethical HR practices. If you ever have an issue with a manager or other senior person, it's easier to just leave than consult HR. (See #5 below). 4. Skin-deep commitment to "diversity and inclusion". And very myopic. If you are a woman in tech that wants to move up, forget about Vulcan. 5. Layoffs are the primary means by which managers get rid of employees that occasionally express opposing opinions.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
If you're looking for toxic, this is the place.
Apr 20, 2022 - DirectorRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Congrats, you've landed, too bad it's a sinking ship. Incredibly smart colleagues.
Cons
Terrible management. Toxic environment. Don't believe the reviews, they have their HR staff write bloated reviews.
- Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great company to work for
Feb 1, 2022 - Information Systems Engineer in Seattle, WARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
They love free thinkers and allow you to grow
Cons
Going through a transition so layoffs could be an issue
Vulcan Reviews FAQs
Vulcan has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 159 reviews left anonymously by employees. 48% of employees would recommend working at Vulcan to a friend and 28% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -7% over the last 12 months.
48% 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, 3.1 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Vulcan to be compensation, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be career development, management, senior leadership.
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