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      IBI Group

      Part of Arcadis

      Engaged Employer

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      3.4

      67% would recommend to a friend

      (601 total reviews)
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      Scott Stewart

      68% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      3.4

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Compensation and benefits

      IBI Group has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 601 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IBI Group 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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      601 reviews
      1.0
      Jul 31, 2020

      Toxic workplace, don't waste your career in IBI

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Knowledgeable employees, interesting projects and office space

      Cons

      The worst workplace ever I've ever had. Don’t waste your time at IBI. The work culture is riddled with politics, back-stabbing, throwing hardworking individuals under the bus (I've seen many quit on the spot as a result). The communication is horrible and teamwork is just a lie. The HR always takes the side with poor management and doesn’t care at all. The company turnover is high but the manager(s) and lead(s) are the only people to remain. The main outcome of the company policy is a mass exodus of skilled and technical employees. Quality and technicality are the last things managers and leaders care about.

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      IBI Group Response
      5y
      We appreciate you taking the time to provide us your feedback. We are proud to employ some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the space, and we greatly appreciate all this knowledge and expertise as it allows us to work on some of the most captivating and complex projects across the globe. We are sorry to hear that you feel the way you do about your experience at IBI Group. The company does not condone any of the behavior you’ve referenced, and we want to assure you that we take your feedback seriously. Our people are our most valuable resource and we would love a chance to hear directly from you about what you’ve experienced in more detail. We invite you to reach out to your local Human Resources Business Partner to discuss the ways in which we might be able to support you and mitigate your concerns.
      1.0
      Aug 4, 2020

      Toxic Environment

      Designer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The only positive I took from my experience here were the amazing team members I learned so much from. There is definitely a huge amount of talent on the team with some great personalities.

      Cons

      I've never worked in such a toxic office environment. Management is completely inept at creating a smooth and efficient workflow and was unwilling to hear suggestions on ways to improve this. I tried on multiple occasions to voice my concerns with how the department was managed and it fell on deaf ears. Other team members had agreed with the issues, but were either too afraid to come forward for fear of retaliation or already knew things would never change. Internal deadlines are completely ignored and not enforced which created chaos and disorganization between departments. You're constantly assured "this never happens", when in fact it occurred on every project and finger pointing and blame was used to explain mistakes or rushed work. Work/life balance was non-existent because the team took on any and everything in such a disorganized way. You would be placed on something with an impossibly short deadline, which resulted in unnecessary overtime on every project. Some would stay well into the night to complete a project that could have been finished earlier with better planning and department management. Career advancement and professional growth was not supported and often discouraged. When presenting these issues to HR they completely ignored the problem and Management continued to run the department into the ground. The turnover rate is shockingly high and it's not "just the industry, you either sink or swim". Good employees stay with good leadership and a well run department keeps talented people.

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      IBI Group Response
      5y
      Thank you for sharing your experiences and outlook on your time with IBI Group. We greatly value your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed working with an amazing team made up of talented individuals. We take pride in our people and strive to foster an environment that attracts high-performing professionals. We regret to hear that you faced some challenges while you were with us. While there will always be ebbs and flows in workload given the nature of the industry we’re in, we work hard to ensure work-life balance is supported and encouraged within each of our teams. We exemplified that by launching a formal Working from Home Corporate Policy at the beginning of 2020 (before the COVID-19 Pandemic), and we were able to take our entire global workforce of nearly 3000 professionals remote in the span of 10 days at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Nonetheless, we value your input and can guarantee you that we continue to work to ensure that experiences like yours remain a rarity at IBI Group as we continue to work together to define the cities tomorrow. All the best to you in your career and your future endeavours.
      1.0
      Aug 15, 2020

      Overworked. Company was hierarchical and political. Painful first work experience.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Inserting you immediately into client facing positions, challenging you, giving you responsibility. There is a chance to use your time here to gain experience.

      Cons

      The ambition I had before working at the company had been diminished over time without me noticing, due to hierarchy and lack of growth. No work/life balance. Room for improvement in the maturity and emotional intelligence of leaders, who were mostly white men. When I look back I’m shocked at how my manager treated me and what I thought was normal as a young woman starting my career. In the end, I felt like a commodity. Even after leaving, management still tried to get me to do things for them. Selfish and unprofessional.

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      IBI Group Response
      5y
      We thank you for taking the time share your thoughts on IBI Group. We appreciate that you recognize that IBI wants our employees to gain experience and take on challenges head on. Clients are an important part of our business and we want our employees to foster a relationship with them. With that being said, we want to acknowledge some of things you didn’t like about IBI Group. It is saddening to hear that you felt as though there is no work-life balance as we strive to provide this for our employees as best we can given the industry we work in. Employee recognition is also very important to us and IBI Group has set up many tools to allow us to show employees they are appreciated. The Kudos Program, Performance and Peer Reviews and the LEAD program are a few examples of how we recognize our talent. Although you are not an employee of IBI Group any longer, please know that we appreciate the feedback and it is always taken seriously.
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