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Do not go down this lane ! - Consultant Atkins Employee Review

1.0
Nov 7, 2020
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Pros

If you are lazy and dont want to learn it is GREAT ! Or if you are looking for a milking shed it is great..

Cons

Management that since day1 want to break you down. Management mainly counting hours paid by the customers. What initial agreements that has been done regarding your type of work does not matter as soon you sign the paper. At team gatherings they run the mantra of how much possibilities you have to learn and advance. But when you talk about it with your boss he only meet you with silence. The collegues are amazingly low skilled and then you here that this is the reputation of your collegues from other consultants. When trying to come with new ideas you will only be hit down by the ones in your organization. And after a while thoose ideas pops up in another places. Got told to dress up and make a show for the customer... Appearence is more important than real values ! If I look at collegues and what they have achieved and their technical level it is scary... You are supposed to be online 0700-2300 and not knowing when your next day starts. Or how long that thay will be ! It is impossible to have any good work life balance... The pay for this type of work wasnt great at all(overtime/night)... A big misstake.... NOT A PLACE TO BE

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Job and a paycheck but in a house of cards.

Cons

Wow, be careful! Atkins North America was acquired when Atkins in London bought a notorious US engineering based in Florida, PBS&J (Post, Buckley, Shuh and Jernigan). I didn't do enough research when hired and found out too late I was working for a company that has been prosecuted multiple times for serious illegalities, and some of the executives who participated but escaped prosecution are still there! PBS&J has been indicted for bribing government officials, illegal campaign contributions, and was a private company put on the chopping blocks to sell for being so poorly managed when several of the employees embezzled millions upon millions of dollars. As recent as 2016 the company was struggling financially because of legal costs and fines to the extent the focus became finishing out existing contracts rather than procuring new ones...an indicator they do not want new business and are likely to chop off the US engineering wing and spin those employees out to another company. Do your research before accepting a job there, the good old boy network that didn't previously get caught or prosecuted in the illegalities is still working there, and they haven't changed much in being secretive about what they are doing!! Get everything in writing as they are all about the bait and switch.

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