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Avoid Atkins Middle East like the plague - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Atkins

1,0
5 gen 2016
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

They pay on time which is not always the case in the Middle East The salary offered for this job was very good because the client paid top rates to Atkins so they could afford it Good company to work for if you are an engineer, planner or architect

Svantaggi

Pretends to be a Global company but is very immature in that respect and each region behaves like a different company Claims to be a people company (The Atkins "Family") but this couldn't be further from the truth as it doesn't value its employees at all unless they are billable every single working day Makes a big play of having PDPs for all staff but provides minimal Learning and Development opportunities or budget to make PDPs achievable Worst HR Department of any of the 10 companies I have worked for in my 30+ year career They have no idea when it comes to resource management or how to retain staff for the long-term. They just hire and fire on a project by project basis

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5,0
13 ott 2023
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

A lot of work to be done Many opportunities to try different things

Svantaggi

Advancement can be hard Working alongside underperformers

2,0
17 nov 2016
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Job and a paycheck but in a house of cards.

Svantaggi

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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