Whiting-Turner Reviews

Pros

Enjoy the team I work with and WT is a great place to learn. Free healthcare.

Cons

- Pay is extremely low compared to competitors. Upper management wonders why there’s a lot of turnover, I have a simple solution they don’t seem to understand. Even I/others I know don’t want to stay long because of the salary. I know several people who got promoted and there was no raise associated with it. Now why would anyone want to stay here? I was personally told it’s not about the money and how great the company is. But who makes the company great? The people who work here. - Promotion is slow and without compensation - Long Hours without compensation. Working 8hrs shouldn’t been seen as “not enough” and career hindering. Work is not the most important things in our lives. Most of us want to spend time with friends and family and not at work. Or just take time to take care of ourselves. - Upper management is just out of touch. - Have to be willing to travel if you really want your career to grow/make more money

Pros

Known company, looks good on resume

Cons

Where do I start.. very very conservative company with a lot of old ways of doing things. They sell you the dream but in the actuality offer significantly lower compensation that the current market. Most long term employees that stay have been brainwashed with years of mandatory benefit sessions. The company claims to be employee owned but in the actuality the employees don’t own any stock, only the “stock appreciation” so false advertisement from the start. Salaries are 20-30% lower than the competition, benefits are very similar to other companies and only slightly better so the overall compensation package is not competitive. In order to collect Stock appreciation, you have to stay there for 30 years and the same for pension when they had it. Job security for the long term employees is comparable to government level jobs and everyone knows it so they stop doing their jobs once reaching a senior level because they will not get fired. So as a young employee you will be doing all of the dirty work of your senior bosses.

Pros

Experience in the field and office.

Cons

Limited training and guidance from management.

Pros

Good company culture with extensive resources to help improve your knowledge about construction

Cons

Disconnect between upper management and lower tier workers

Pros

-Great Culture -401K 5% Base, Up to 8% Match -4-6% Yearly Raises (Sometimes Mid-Year Too, Larger Raises for Promotions after your first 2 or 3) -They Don't Lay Off -Paid Good Individual Health Insurance (3.5% of base pay per dependent) -HSA Option -DVMRA/ FSA Option -Profit Share (Bonus) Increases Every Year -Great Company Stock Retirement Plan After 3 Year Vesting -Gas Card for Personal and Work (One Vehicle) -Car Allowance However Bellow Average ($170-$450 After Taxes) -Privately Owned -Qualified Entry Level Starting Salary $75K In High Income Areas -Huge Retirement Payout Between 401K and Company Stock -Travel Incentives: 15-21% Salary Increase with Around $2K in Meals and Incidentals a Month. -When Traveling Free Flights and Car Rentals to See Family Bi-Weekly -Starting at 10 Days Vacations (Increases by an extra day every year up to 25 days) -Unlimited Sick Leave -Lots Training Available -Standards However: WT Provided Cell Phone, Laptop, Tablet, HotSpot -Paid Team Outings Every Quarter Depending on your Team Lead and Project Size -Works in Many Different Sectors -WT Will Take On Large or Small Projects -Promotions from within -Huge Advocate for Women and Minorities in the Work Force

Cons

-Big Company = Very Standardized Growth -Low Base Salary For the Industry, Most People Quit Before Company Benefits Are Really Felt 15-20 Years to Surpass Competitors -Slow Growth -Not a Real GC, They Don't Self-Perform ANY Work -Long Hours -Work Life Balance -Understaffed Field/ Superintendents -No Repercussions for Lazy Workers -Hard to Get Fired -You Will Travel -WT Makes it Very Difficult to Retire Before 65 -The Field is Treated Like Second Class Citizens Compared to the Office

Pros

Never had layoffs in 100+ years, free insurance, 401k matching

Cons

Crazy schedule: long hours (one job had me waking up at 4am and commuting 2 hours away), weekend work, holiday work, night shift, could be sent out of town. Can't schedule anything in your personal life because you never know when/where you're going to be. Upper management is very bureaucratic.