It was a good run before executives blindly lead the company towards acquisition over the past 10-15 years. I've enjoyed my time here, but not sure what the future holds.
Cons
Not many cons. Executive leadership and major private stakeholders lead us to inevitable acquisition instead of making the decision to remain employee owned back in the late 2000s.
POWER Engineers Response
1y
We appreciate your honesty and understand that a change this big is causing some feelings of uncertainty, but we truly believe this acquisition will open up more and better opportunities for you and everyone at POWER. We hope you continue your journey with us!
Was a genuinely great place to work. Great people and great culture. It was worth the slightly-lower-than-average pay because work life balance and benefits were great. I enjoyed going to work every day.
Cons
Poor financial decisions from upper management regarding the shareholder program led to the company's demise. Upper management sold out to WSP. Management made millions while long time employees got zilch. As someone else had mentioned, retention bonuses were unfairly distributed. Most people didn't get any retention bonus even if they had been long time employees of the company. It really felt like everyone who wasn't upper management got stabbed in the back. They got their payout then dumped the company. Still stings to this day.