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Nepotism to the extreme
maintenance technician (Former Employee), IRVING OIL REFINERY SAINT JOHN N.B. – May 20, 2013
Pros: payday
Cons: every other day
Worked im maintenance for a client.Executing work orders.Learned that their philosophy is if you want to get ahead you have to bring out the knives.Favouritism was the order of the day.Management on the site are a bunch of paranoid control freaks who encourage finking and demand blind loyalty.If oyu get injured they treat you like a criminal.They peddle – more... their culture of caring,then break WNB rules regarding incident reporting.Co-workers were ok.Hardest part of job was watching the atmosphere change from let's go to work to "watch your back".Most enjoyable part of the job was the physical job itself. – less
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Not the best place to work but maybe not the worst
Administrative Assistant (Current Employee), Edmonton – April 25, 2013
Management does not speak about what is wanted. Favortism. Mens club. Women are not invited into the mens club. Senority and wages mean nothing.
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Think first, before applying to this company
timekeeper (Former Employee), alberta – February 1, 2013
Cons: lots of ot, no life at all
I’m so glad I’m not working for Jacobs anymore. I’ve worked for 2-straight weeks as a clerk and management never appreciated or cared about it. Managers don’t recognize their employee’s hardwork. Discrimination and Racism is definitely practiced among upper/senior management. Not the most promising company to work for. Once project is done, they’ll – more... lay you off as quick as possible. No advancement either, and training was very poor. – less
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Useandabuse – February 15, 2013

They use you then throw you away, spot on with that comment. With regard to back biting again watch your back because some of the team leads do talk behind your back and try and stir up trouble particularly if your good at your job and quick to get things done.

Dannz – March 28, 2013

I suggest you think first before applying to this company, I worked with them for 3 years and when they lost the project I was working on they gave assurances that they still had plenty of work for the engineers, just as the work was completed. I was made redundant in a very painful way. I wonder why they made false promises about having future work to keep everybody. I am glad I left because I got a better job. Will never work for them again, a lot of discrimination and Racism.

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BEWARE Document Controllers
Lead Document Control (Former Employee), Calgary, AB – January 18, 2013
Pros: money was good, benefits are good
Cons: nobody should have to work like this
Co-workers where great to work around. Learned allot about slow Live Link. The Management just stinks in this department, very rude, and always looking over your shoulder, snarky, actually feels like your always on egg shells so BEWARE of this stressful environment.
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Looking for Challenging role with room to grow
Int.Project Controls Specialist (Current Employee), Calgary, AB – June 21, 2012
Lots of work but looking for something more challenging.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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Excellent wages and friendly environment
JR. DOCUMENT CONTROL (Former Employee), Edmonton, AB – May 28, 2012
Pros: benefits and wages
Cons: too much overtime
A typical day at work would consist of document control and data entry, filing and records management.
I learned about engineering drawings and how to quality check.
Friendly environment and fun to work with fellow employees.
The hardest part of the job was the overtime. They required too much overtime to get the job done on time.

The most enjoyable – more... part was the variety of work to be done and always busy. – less
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good people
CADD Designer (Current Employee), Wilmington, DE – May 16, 2013
nice company to work for as long as you're in one of there offices
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Very large corporations come with challenge.
Senior Estimator (Current Employee), Lakewood, CO – May 10, 2013
Pros: many office locations globally.
Cons: you are one of many.
Your choices of locations are broad, while you may be lost in the crowd.
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Bailiff (Former Employee), north east – May 8, 2013
Pros: company car
Cons: n/a
I enjoyed working for Jacobs as it was rewarding and there was a lot of challenges. and I enjoyed helping people as much as I could
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Very busy profession, very quiet.
Receptionist (Current Employee), Tampa, FL – May 8, 2013
Pros: free lunches with all meetings, multi-task position which i like. due to long days 4xweek, off 1/2 day every friday.
Cons: in my case as a temp, no healthcare. start early at 7:30 until 5:30; long days.
Worked here 9 months. Assignment is finished next week. Very different environment from the noisy, interactive workplace I was used to at dialysis clinic for 20 years. Everyone pretty much stays to themselves as their work requires. Very quiet workplace. However, when the staff does get together for meetings, which are many, everyone is very personable – more... and friendly. Management is very easy to work with, and noticed they treat their employees very well as far as time off for illness, personal business, etc. A typical day for me included printing schedules and posting, keeping kitchens stocked/clean, answering switchboard, greeting visitors and receiving packages, typing invoices on Liquid Office (accts payable), scheduling conference rooms, processing incoming/outgoing mail. All in all I am sorry their budget does not allow them to hire me, as I've gotten to know the job and my co-workers very well and like them both. – less
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Excellent place to work and grow as a professional
Construction Management Intern / Project Engineer (Former Employee), Orlando, FL – May 4, 2013
Great work environment with experienced professionals in their corresponding fields who are ready and willing to help new employees better themselves.
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A good place to work if you are hired direct
Tech Aide for Structural & Plumbing Disciplines (Former Employee), Greenville, SC – May 4, 2013
Checked documents to be issued against Jacobs Project Information (JPI) cards for conformance, completed Document Distribution Request (DDR) form and Flat Reports and attached to JPI Notification, inspected Scope of Work write-ups to be sure all documents are included in the package, transferred to Document Control, and notified leads and managers to – more... approve
Maintained document package tracking log and flat and stick files
Updated weekly JPI issued drawing lists
Monitored Structural status report
Filed all State Fire Marshall review letters, Non Conformance Report (NCRs), and Request for Information (RFIs) – less
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Good place to work
Scaffolding Co-ordinator (Current Employee), Fife – April 28, 2013
I enjoy working at this plant - I am fully responsible for the daily contract scaffolding operations/projects, along with tool box talks, issuing permits and liaising with site personnel and managers. I attend regular meetings with the contractors to update them with progress reports.
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Responsible for the Configuration Management and Documentation Control of two docking system projects
Configuration Management Lead (Former Employee), Houston, TX – April 24, 2013
Pros: very friendly environment; close to home
Cons: dependent on nasa budget as well as their constraints
Responsible for the configuration control of all the documentation, drawings and serialization of parts for the two docking system projects funded by NASA. Also responsible for reviewing all the documentation of program requirements, specifications, test reports, etc. All documentation changes were tracked in Windchill - DDMS. Enjoyed working with all – more... phases of the project and with the various systems and test engineers along with the designers. – less
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Good engineering company to work for.
Project Engineer (Current Employee), Houston, TX – April 23, 2013
Pros: challenging
Work flow processes, exposure to new concepts, always learning.
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Square Pegs in Round Holes
Safety Lead - Orbital Debris Research Operations (Current Employee), Houston, TX – April 23, 2013
The particular contract I work on is quite isolated from the rest of the division, which is quite isolated from the rest of the corporation. It is easy to get lost in the various systems of management.
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The most rewarding work that I've ever done.
Metal Finishing Lead (Former Employee), Houston, TX – April 22, 2013
Pros: working for the aerospace industry
Cons: government and union red tape
Jacobs was an incredible opportunity for me to hone my professional skills. I learned virtually every aspect of my chosen field of Metal Finishing.
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Wide scope of services to learn about.
Project Buyer/Lead Expeditor (Current Employee), Greenville, SC – April 19, 2013
Management pursues Safety as a great focus. Challenges arise with keeping project work to support continuous staffing.
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A most excellent place to work.
SR. Insrumentation Designer (Former Employee), Greenville, SC – April 18, 2013
Pros: see above
Cons: none that i saw.
Excellent environment - supportive management - everything a workplace should be - and more.
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horrible place to work
Senior Systems Engineer (Former Employee), Philadelphia, PA – April 9, 2013
they sold out! living icon in philly and they sold out for money. management is horrible. they are at least 7 years behind in regards to infrastructure and technology.
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