AECOM reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(11,153 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

AECOM has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 11,153 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AECOM employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Servicios de construcción, reparación y mantenimiento industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Sep 24, 2019

Unethical - avoid at all cost

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Pros

Honestly, there is not a single pro that I have found working for this out of date business.

Cons

My experience is that AECOM is not an inclusive organisation. It spends a lot of time and money on diversity and inclusion marketing both internally and externally but the reality for many people from minority backgrounds is completely different. If you complain about discrimination they will respond severely to make sure neither you nor anyone else complains again. In my case they dragged out a complaint for months and eventually decided it was my fault for being discriminated against! The working conditions are poor, staff turnover is around 20%, sickness absence is high, morale is very low and their attitude is to simply replace employees with new unsuspecting ones without any effort to change the cause of the issues. Standards are also very low, hence talented people leave fairly quickly, as does anyone with a personality who is treated as an outcast that has to either confirm to the whiteprint or become ostracised! Pay is also well below market value, so expect to work long hours if you're lucky enough to get project work, if not, expect to sit around wasting your time. They will promises that they are unlikely to deliver on, so don't expect any agreements to be honoured.

1.0
Aug 21, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Big company, a handful of fantastic experts willing to share knowledge (not very common).

Cons

Very little to no recognition, High staff turnover at all levels especially graduate. A lot of politics and in fighting creating a toxic working environment. Managers not trained appropriately.

1.0
Mar 21, 2019

Hard Pass

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Pros

Good pay & great people on the project level (home office & above not so much).

Cons

I am not sure what aecom is suppose to be as a company. They are made up of a bunch of legacy companies and run by accountants and lawyers who are clueless about the industries the legacy companies are in. They run these legacy companies into the ground while purchasing other companies to repeat the cycle. Purchase, mismanage, destroy repeat.

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