Toxic culture runs top down - Quality Manager Mortenson Employee Review

2.0
Mar 18, 2022
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Pros

Hire diverse. Pay is decent. Occasionally given good opportunities. Some sites are less toxic than others. When I started, my first site was very good. I got recognition for my hard work although many of the issues i listed below were present. My third site was OK. Some sites are safe.

Cons

Women are rarely given the same opportunities even when earned . Sexual harassment claims usually result in victim being displaced. Safety is only given lip service. Disrespectful behavior is allowed. Pay raises, promotions and positions are given based on relationships (friends, family, romantic). Reviews are rarely given and they have a "policy" that on a scale of 1-5, no one is supposed to get above a 3 on any category of their review. Transparency is almost nonexistent. Ethical complaints are not acted upon within the company. Certain ethnicities are treated badly. Retaliating is common against those who vocalize issues. Blacklisting extremely common. Accountability and recognition rarely happens. Quite a few manipulators at the top. Some people have a job because they give higher ups money to get that job.

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5.0
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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 1, 2026
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Pros

- Huge company with a lot of resources. - Cool projects.

Cons

- Pay is not great especially for the amount of hours they want you to put in. - They do not pay for experience. So, it’s a good place to start, but if you have experience, go somewhere else. - They hire and promote way too quickly which means inexperienced people are in charge. - If you work in the field, you will be putting in 50-60 hours a week often and they justify it by saying you get subsistence. Do the math, you’re not getting paid very well at those hours even with subsistence. Also subsistence is a benefit for traveling, not justification for overusing employees. - While a lot of the people are good, it is a very political atmosphere.

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