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BL Harbert International

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They are Crooks - Engineer BL Harbert International Employee Review

2.0
Feb 3, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

-Housing and transportation are provided -If you have the opportunity to work with a competent team, you can learn alot -The birmingham employees are pleasant to work with

Cons

Most of their work is performed in third world countries. They have been able to be successful working in countries where labor laws are basically nonexistent and they can pay what they want and treat employees like crap. If you are a US citizen, once you have mobilized to your project location, the corporate office does not care if you live or die, you will basically be at the mercy of the project manager. While the salary might look good at first, consider you will be working 60+ hours. At 60+ hours, you are actually just making around $20-25/hr. For local employees there are huge wage gaps dependant on how much your PM likes you, and irrelevant to your work performance. Gender discrimination and other types of discrimination are huge too. Local field employees are constantly mistreated and management acts as if they are doing them a favor by providing them with a job. Lastly, if you have any issues where you know your rights as an employee are being violated, do yourself a favor an go straight to the client who will perform an independent and unbiased investigation. Do not bother reporting to BLHI, they will do their very best to protect the perpetrator.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

I enjoyed the fast pace work environment and community style help

Cons

Could at some times be un organized

2.0
Oct 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

International work in interesting locations. Project teams can be great from job to job.

Cons

No long term career growth. Senior management will gaslight you with promises. Nepotism is a joke at this company and kills morale. If looking for a short term stint overseas Harbert could be an option. If looking for something long term stay away. You will be passed up by a relative of someone or one of the 15 VP's yes men.

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