It's an Alright Place to Work - Mechanical Engineer Dennis Group Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Friendly coworkers -Laid back, flat management structure has its obvious benefits -Not too much red tape -Good place to get experience out of school -Interesting work

Cons

-Absolutely no management whatsoever, projects are poorly planned, under budgeted, and under staffed. -No room for advancement, annual reviews / raises don't exist. -The flat structure leaves many new engineers in the dark -Most people are spread thin across multiple projects, work environment favors heavy travel and OT -High employee turnover, expect the average college graduate to wok here for 1-1.5 years. -No flex time or comp time, job benefits are weak. -6 Year vesting period for 401K -Company doesn't pay for your parking, which amounts to $16.50 per month. You'd think for an office of 100 people, the company could shell out $20K per year and pay for its employee park...nope. -The office is located in a bad area of Springfield, cars get broken into, damaged, etc.

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5.0
Mar 18, 2026
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Pros

they would help you if you are willing to ask and take action

Cons

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2.0
May 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

* Your coworkers are likely into their job. * Project Managers care a lot and your voice will be heard about the work going on. * You definitely have job security. * Insane amount of experience and quick it might be in the zone of your field that you wanted but you will get a ton of experience. (Might end up being site installation supervisor as a controls engineer)

Cons

* People do not believe in work life balance at DG the project matters more than you when you are in the thick of it. * They are definitely under staffed for the work they have going on and you will be required to work more because of it. * You will work a crazy amount of overtime with no overtime pay. I had to work over 70 hour weeks frequently for the same pay. * They will say the bonuses add up for the overtime... this is a lie especially as a beginner the bonus looks like another check if it is good. Not worth it when you basically worked double work weeks for most of the year.

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