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      Arcadis

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      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

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      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
      3.0
      Aug 6, 2015

      Good to Great (we can get back to it)

      Certified project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      ARCADIS has the best people in the industry; our technical aptitude is second to none. Work-life balance is appropriate and better than the majority of similar companies. ARCADIS focuses on the Fortune 500-type clients and has one of the best client portfolios in the industry. The benefit/salary packages are better than average. Historically (and hopefully as we move forward) you can have a secure career with upside at ARCADIS. The diverse portfolio and business lines allow for a very unique and engaging experience. Opportunities such as Quest and GlobalShapers are fantastic and not typical of the industry. Again - Best people to work with in the industry. Identifies the problems/challenges appropriately (however needs to be more proactive). Attempts to focus on career growth for employees although the economic climate makes that increasingly difficult.

      Cons

      Lack of transparency when making sweeping decisions. Management appears to be reactionary to market conditions and numbers; not proactive and thoughtful. ARCADIS needs to reward high-performers, especially junior level staff, more. ARCADIS is too fixated on margin as we receive significantly better than other consultants; however this conflicts with the opportunity to gain more of a market share with our clients. Layoffs are a necessary evil; but selection of staff is confusing. Typically the 'problem' staff tend to be sheltered from the culls.

      2.0
      Feb 24, 2015

      Great for newcomers, sad for mid-level employees

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get to work on very interesting projects (if lucky) Flexible time Remote work (depending on supervisor, performance and nature of work) Peers are great Paid conferences/external (job-related) activities Partially paid tuition

      Cons

      Constant fear of employees of being the next target of a layoff wave is evident. It's kind of a sad and poisonous energy. Constantly changing leadership give the feeling of instability and improvisation. I get the feeling that career advancement is synonymous to increasing chances of being a target to get flushed out. Their lay-off practices are also questionable. They don't lay off. They cut hours to the point of forcing employees to find some other way to earn a living. I guess in that way they don't have to pay the affected workers. I feel they don't care how talented you are. They only care whether you are more than 90% billable to clients. They are trying to get rid of specialized people and hire newly grads. They try, not to retain the best talent, but to be a supplier of bodies with engineering degrees they can profit from.

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