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Productive and Healthy working environment

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AECOM is a good company but the salary/benefit was a bit of a disadvantage for me. It was productive and the environment was healthy. It was easy to settle as the people are welcoming.
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Productive workplace

It was nice to work as part of a bigger team and feel included in decisions and planning. I felt valued and that my contribution mattered; I was promoted in my first 6 months and if circumstances were different, I would have loved to stay on.

Pros

Communication from the top down was excellent

Cons

Remote working was not an option
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Toxic and hostile working environment

Working for Aecom SA was amazing in the first year of my career and they teach alot and the technology is also advanced.However, the environment is hostile as there is no room for growth and also no increases or/and bonuses. Working over time without pay is also a normal thing. There’s alot of favoritism aswel, if you are the bosses pet you are good.

Pros

Great projects, flexible, always in line with current technologies

Cons

Unpaid overtime, No bonuses and increases
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misery

Some line managers need management training. They have zero people skills. If you work yourself up and earn a bit more they will let you go. The typical consultant rule applies where they want fast and cheap labour.

Pros

nice projects

Cons

long hours, hate, horrible managers
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Very formal and rigid!

It did not have room for the younger professionals to create opportunities, it was very structured and therefore employees disengaged most of the time.
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Very good company

In general, i can can only share positive feedback about working at AECOM. The corporate culture was great, and it filtered through to the general staff. The work life balance was very good.
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Production driven

Not just a simple 8 to 5 job. You have to be willing to work overtime. Currently, I learn more aspects of design every day. The hardest part of the job is having to teach an employee things he is supposed to know as he had been in the same position as me for much longer than I have. The best part of the job is being able to design and model objects. We have the best manager in our Department. Very Reasonable.

Pros

flexible break times, Experienced individuals, Close to my place of residence

Cons

Long Hours with no bonus or overtime pay.
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Excellent large scale experience

I enjoyed my time there though the opportunities to grow to higher levels are impacted by the companies firm structures. Its great for ealry to mid career individual who would gain valuable insight and hone his/ abilities

Pros

Great Exposure

Cons

Paths to higher levels limited
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Was a good work atmoshere

As a whole the company was pretty good. The scaffolding Supers were a little out of their element, but managed pretty well. the crews were great and the work was typical, some slow times and some hair straight back times. The client was pretty easy to get along with and were supportive of the maintence crews
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Fun and productive

Working with real professionals that made me feel as part of them. They provide sufficient experience to be ready for final year. They are honest in terms of rating my progress as that was required by CPUT coordinator

Pros

Incoplete tasks

Cons

Professionalisim at the work p[lace
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Productive and pleasant atmostphere

I have learned from working at AECOM, working as a team is very important to reach business goals and develop interpersonal skills. Hardest part was leaving.

Pros

flexibility

Cons

long hours
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Productive and fun

A great environment to start your training. Good work culture and ethics. Very professional team that encourages growth at all times.

Pros

Opportunities for advancement

Cons

Job security
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Productive and fun work place with its ups and dowm moments

It is a fun company to work for, it has platforms which allow people to grow and deliver better productivity everyday. It is a company with a lot of departments (transport, water, mechanical, energy, structural etc) and we usually meet on fridays during Friday meetings and there we talk about everything and what changes we would like to see in the company inorder to be suitable for everybody, but the most enjoyable part is working with my mentor, he hellped me to be who i am today. we have the most exciting projects at the moment with a lot of tasks to complete.

Pros

30 minutes lunch

Cons

8 hours
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Productive, Fun and Supportive

We start work at 8am, most Mondays we have a resource meeting to talk about the week and what needs to be done in the week. Management is always giving advice and makes working at AECOM pleasant. My co-workers are extremely supportive and caring. We are more like a family in the office and we all very close. We do a lot of team building and sport activities together. The hardest part of my job is working long hours in the retail sector but i am grateful for the experience. I really enjoy working and going for training to better myself. I learn something new every week and I find the retail sector extremely interesting. It take a lot of hard work and long hours but the experience is worth it all.
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Worked hard and played hard

I am a very responsible,hard working person. And when i give off my best I am most happy. The hardest part of my job was when the people around you dont take the job seriously.

Pros

Lunches

Cons

Too much work, less staff.
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Unethical Company

No consistency of job description. Always being thrown in the deep end by management. I am a person who likes stability in my position and preparation. As i take pride in what i do.
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Professional Multi disciplinary Consulting Engineering practice

A well structured Consulting Engineering Company. With great Management and co-workers.

Cons

Flexi hours
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3,6 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
3,6 out of 5 stars for Salary/Benefits
3,1 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement
3,3 out of 5 stars for Management
3,5 out of 5 stars for Culture

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