Warning to Job Seekers: Think Twice Before Applying Here - Engineering KBR Employee Review

1.0
16 Oct 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Office space is clean and secure.

Cons

Deceptive Practices: After losing a major project, management will reassure you that everything is fine, promising to place you on other projects. They'll even ask you not to apply for other roles, including internal ones, claiming there are opportunities within. But once you accept, be prepared for an unexpected layoff—without notice, without severance, and with flimsy excuses and all they care about is their stock "quarterly results." Unqualified Leadership: You’ll be shocked to find inexperienced people in senior positions, including at the director level. They lack the expertise to lead effectively, making the work environment unstable and frustrating. This is Project Management consulting company but actually client tell them what to do. Clients are also shocked at the bad quality of work. Zero Work-Life Balance: Forget about maintaining a healthy balance between your job and personal life. The demands are high, and there’s no support to manage the overwhelming workload as they expect you to work weekends and odd hours to meet client unreasonable demands every week not just once in a while. It’s Not What It Seems: While the company may appear promising from the outside but the grass is NOT green on the other side. If you’re considering joining, don’t sign on without securing a joining bonus, relocation package, and a compensation of at least $250K—because layoffs can happen without warning, leaving you in a lurch.

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5.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

Flex time within a pay month, flexible schedules, an outstanding benefits package including a 401k retirement plans with 100% match on 6% of pretax and Roth contribution elections, several investment options, personalized financial planning through fidelity, employee stock purchase program, student debt retirement savings match program, and HSA options; several health insurance options with a wide range of monthly premiums and available benefits, FSA, HSA, vision, dental (Delta Dental), tuition assistance, PTO, holidays, and much more.

Cons

No automatic/across the board annual cost of living pay adjustments, only 5.3 hours total of PTO (with milestone increases for incumbents) each pay period (no separate sick, personal, annual, vacation, etc.), only 9 paid holidays with one floating holiday, no official employee evaluations or measured expectations, many employment pros and cons are dependent on supervisor on the contract - not corporate.

2.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent Work Life Balance, Good Salary and Benefits.

Cons

No incentives to succeed. Very few rewards, awards, and bonuses. Culture is not customer or team focused; Upper management do not respond to functional area issues and would rather unfairly correct behavior of complainers. Way too much focus on wokeness with controlled behavior and silly Zero Harm program.

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