Waste Of Your Time And Talent To Work At Sargent & Lundy - Anonymous employee Sargent & Lundy Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay matches similar jobs, benefits are strong.

Cons

Corporate culture is very old-fashioned, your bonuses and promotions depend on who you know and have made friends with, and the people around you may or may not do any work but be paid similarly or better than you. Management is so poor at Sargent & Lundy that nothing runs correctly, communication is worse than average, and there are always fingers being pointed at folks lower on the totem pole to make up for mistakes and errors at the management level. Ultimately this is a very hostile work environment and I couldn't express more clearly that your time would be better spent elsewhere.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

I had to take short-term disability for 3 months, and was expecting to go into long-term but that wasn't necessary. S&L HR (and other members of leadership) were able to help me navigate sensitive situations and I was able to seek the help I needed. The main pro is the extremely diverse workload. Lots of exposure to various engineering projects across the industry as well as lots of expertise to draw on and learn from. Really excellent place to start an engineering career. Compensation is fair. Benefits are solid. Ability to stash OT as PTO is a surprisingly useful perk.

Cons

The main con is this is still a very capitalist company. You are exploited for you labor like anywhere else. I'm not underpaid, nor am I well-paid. PTO is light, especially as a new employee. Work levels are inconsistent (which is a product of the industry and business model). Some weeks/months are insanely busy and you'll pretty much have to work weekends to stay on top of things. Other times, the work is much more manageable.

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