Arcadis reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(4,555 total reviews)
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Heather Polinsky

53% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Arcadis has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 4,555 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Arcadis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Bauwesen, Reparatur- und Wartungsservices industry (3.7 stars).

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5K reviews
1.0
Mar 18, 2014

Too Focused on the Numbers

Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work schedule if you are not in the field, Medical is offered, but expensive even with company contribution, Dental is almost worthless, Vision is good, 401K is offered, Company stock offered at 15% discount, some nice people to work with/for.

Cons

Year-end bonuses have disappeared for all except the higher ups, no incentive to work past your regular hours here as there is no acknowledgement, room for promotion or movement really. Company is too congested with middle and upper management, Corporate pushes large amounts of overhead work (training, podcasts, webcasts, meetings) on staff while still expecting them to meet or exceed their billable goals. Lots of eomployee burnout - only 8 stat holidays and you are lucky if you start with 2 weeks vacation. European arm of the company reaps major benefits while flying on the coattails of the US arm which does not promote project sharing. Most Middle Management and Administrative Managers are poor at best - lots of dead wood here that is allowed to stay on (many without billability goals) while intelligent, knowledgable scientists and engineers are either being let go or leave because of the toxic atmosphere promoted by "Office Managers" or "Location Leaders" in most of the offices. This company has cut overhead costs so much that one must actually 'steal' a CD so they can burn a report without the cost being passed on to the client. Too much nickel & diming going on here - too many thing being taken away while nothing is gained in return. Morale is at it's lowest.

2.0
Jun 15, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good reputation. Some staff are highly qualified and are indeed leaders in the field which provides opportunity (does not guarantee) to develop. Clients regard Arcadis as a good company. Will enhance your resume.

Cons

In reality just another major engineering conglomerate to whom billable hours is the whole bailywick and who bow to the vagaries of the stock market. Large publically owned engineering conglomerates like Arcadis have confused and compromised professionalism with commercial objectives when in fact both can be achieved.

2.0
Mar 12, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to work with Fortune 500 clients. Work with global teams.

Cons

Culture of secrecy and nepotism. Relocation is reserved for "senior managers on the fast track". Horrendous time management by project managers. Lots of 80 hour weeks for salaried employees. Recognition for hours billed, not for effectiveness. They prefer to hire new graduates with no experience so they can pay them the lowest wages possible. Very high turnover rates of employees with less than five years. Rivers of alcohol served at new employee orientation. They prefer to win contracts and clients with gifts, food, and alcohol, lavish entertainment, good old boy network, and hiring competitor's project managers.

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