Black & McDonald Reviews
Updated Oct 27, 2019
"Great safety culture and work environment" (in 11 reviews)
"Great company that values its employees knowledge" (in 8 reviews)
"the only cons that I can see on my experience was my long hours of daily driving to get to the work" (in 7 reviews)
"I was traveling for so long it messed up my work/life balance a few times" (in 3 reviews)
"Great Values"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
- Principles on which the company was founded are still valued today - Exciting diverse project portfolio - Opportunity to find best fit between divisions and trades - Personal and professional growth opportunities
Cons
- Lack of communication between divisions and regions - Sometimes lingering feeling of trepidation in the office
Advice to Management
They do a great job of connecting with people at all levels of the company. Most people are very nice and accommodating. Focus on the leadership, that's what has the biggest impact in workers daily lives.
Black & McDonald2019-08-22"Project Engineer"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for less than a year
Pros
Big company with interesting projects
Cons
Lot of paperwork, and complicated procedures
Advice to Management
Give more credit to engineers and technically skilled people
Black & McDonald2019-10-28"Administrator"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald
Pros
Great and friendly environment, great people
Cons
Lack of opportunities, not clear self development system
Advice to Management
Pay more attention to your employees, develop/organize more team building programs/events
Black & McDonald2019-09-15"Electrical Awareness"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Black & McDonald part-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Team effort,safety awareness, great Benefits.
Cons
In climate weather.irregular shift.
Advice to Management
Respect your workforce.
Black & McDonald2019-08-07"Professional, Fair, Fun and Engaging"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Challenging and fun. Effort and accomplishments are well recognized.
Cons
Sometimes collaboration between departments could be better.
Advice to Management
Continue to keep the lines of communication open both up and down in the organization.
Black & McDonald2019-07-23"Toxic Sales"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than a year
Pros
Don't need to be that qualified to work here
Cons
Toxic Sales Culture, Poor Sales Managers, Too much micromanaging, a lot of office politics, lack of teamwork
Advice to Management
Stop hiring such cut-throat people that do not care about their coworkers
Black & McDonald2019-08-22"On site manager"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than a year
Pros
Good company to work for. Great ppl
Cons
Not a lot of support from direct manager
Black & McDonald2019-06-29"Poor managment"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time
Pros
Tools and material are usually available not they have much to do with that as they rely on the client.
Cons
Poorly run project by management. Ask for feedback just to shut you down. Unable to resolve simple issues for weeks at a time. No proactive approach and couldnt plan a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for a picnic.
Advice to Management
Realize you do not know everything. Employee experience and quit telling everyone safety is priority and throw the cost of it in our face. Shut the hell up about people being replaceable you need us more then we need you.
Black & McDonald2019-07-12"Great place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Relaxed office atmosphere. Strong commitment to safety and quality. Fun work events. Involvement helping the local community.
Cons
I do not have any at this time.
Black & McDonald2019-06-10"Friends only. Don’t get tricked into thinking stigmas change."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Black & McDonald full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
A good spin to make you feel important, but you’ll get kicked out and talked poorly about once you are out. Only “real family and friends” matter. I will be leaving along with many colleagues ASAP.
Cons
You are only a number. Really thought the ownership cared, but was sadly wrong.
Advice to Management
Communicate and follow through on what you say. Actions speak volumes over empty words.
Black & McDonald2019-07-12