Poor compensation / Lack of support from upper management - Anonymous employee Turner Construction Employee Review

1.0
Dec 9, 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

1. Large GC with opportunity to work on exciting projects 2. Good benefits

Cons

1. Pay is grossly low compared to industry standard. The only way to actually be paid what is considered standard is to leave Turner for another GC and come back after a while and use your pay from the other GC as leverage ( i have seen this happen multiple times. 2. There is a lack of willingness to learn from some of the older people in management, basic computer skills are POOR 3. Accountability is almost non-existent. You can run a project into the ground and be behind schedule and lose money, but as long as you are likeable they will continue to give you your annual raise (which is also below industry standard.)

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Pros

Opportunity for advancement is second to none. Support systems and resources are there, hard workers can and will move up in the company quickly. Compensation is what I would describe as competitive/average, you won't get rich but you won't struggle either. Generous PTO offerings and all the bank holidays are paid days off, at least for salaried staff.

Cons

Corporate feel, corporate policies, corporate everything. You need to have a strong stomach for cringe inducing, insufferable corporate nonsense that will be injected in your day to day by executives that have a poor understanding of how to effectively manage trade partners, job site relations, and clients alike. Also, you will work like a dog, work life balance is non existent. The needs of the project or demands of the owner are expected to come first, reinforced by a culture of 'workaholism' that permeates all facets of the company. Typically at least 10 hour days 5 days a week for operations staff, large projects can get far worse than that, like inhumane expectations for work hours and production.

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