WSP reviews

3.7

71% would recommend to a friend

(7,151 total reviews)
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Alexandre L’Heureux

79% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

WSP has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 7,151 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The WSP 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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7K reviews
2.0
Jun 8, 2022
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Pros

If you know how to negotiate a good salary, the'll pay it.

Cons

1. No job is 100% safe, but nothing you do will spare you from eventually being cut when the company suddenly needs to "find" $10m after another sloppy merger. No utilization rate, no level of individual profitability, no amount of intra-corporate engagement matters to the accountant on the other side of the world who doesn't care who you are or what you've done for the company. 2. They're very siloed. Despite being one of the biggest engineering companies in the world, they don't share between regions. Just too difficult for them. You'll be stuck entirely in your geographic area. 3. No HR support for abusive managers. None. If you have a good manager, count yourself lucky. Because if you have a bad one, nobody will do anything about it. Firing a bad manager makes the people above him look bad for having hired and tolerated him for so long. So you're on your own there.

1.0
Dec 20, 2021

Very Corporate/terrible leadership in USA

Recommend
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Pros

The pay was fair to good.

Cons

The company culture (if you can call it that) is one of mixed messages and under cutting. Like any company they talk about the importance of employees but it’s just window dressing. This company is managed by accountants and you better hit your numbers every quarter or you’re gone. All moves are to cut costs and boost profits to show significant lenders their investment is worthy. In a constant state of reorganizing that leads to so much wasted time trying to understand what your work environment will be rather than focusing on important things like work. The supporting systems are outdated. The company had an overall feel of being a mess and lots of work needed to get internal systems functioning let alone functioning well. Leadership in business line and USA corporate is insincere and lacking. People in leadership positions train their successors through acquisitions and then get go. Toxic work environment all around.

1.0
Sep 5, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

None spring to mind other than my colleagues in the office location were great to work with.

Cons

Poor career progression, internal promotions without interviews unless you are one of the chosen few. A lot of unhappy staff when I left. Given a token salary rise (line manager’s words). I felt there was an expectation to work more than contracted hours with no pay back. Main driver appeared to be shareholders’ dividends. Too much work with not enough experienced staff who are spread too thin.

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