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WHPacific

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Glad I Chose WHPacific - Manager WHPacific Employee Review

5.0
Mar 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

WHPacific is currently being run by talented and thoughtful senior managers. While some reviewers have indicated frustrations, my experience is that managers are committed to making the company successful and recognizing people at all levels who are actively contributing to that success. Portland in particular is evolving and growing the right way by focusing on relationships and eliminating bureaucracy. Opportunities for career growth are excellent. Total compensation is in line with industry averages in Portland.

Cons

WHPacific isn't everyone's cup of tea. Changes are occurring (for the better). Hard work and attention to others (not just yourself) will bring success. If you are looking for a situation where the company is at the top of every industry metric, you'll need to keep looking. If you are looking to build something great and have direct impact on the outcome, make the same choice I did to come to WHPacific. That said, you will note that some reviewers are not happy so weigh your choice carefully.

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10y
Good sound advice. Help us by communicating what we are doing right and where we need to improve. open door to my office.

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5.0
May 29, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Good support for entry level engineers -fun office activities -multiple engineering disciplines on site -large variety of projects -easy access to MAX line -free parking

Cons

-no lunch options within walking distance

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3.0
Jul 20, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

At least I found a job here, still feel grateful for it. My manager is very nice and give a lot of helpful advice. I can spend most my time to do my job, instead of going through too many meetings. Office location is good.

Cons

1, Too many changes happening all the time in management level. We are sold again in 2019. GIS is not providing enough support to Whpacific for a long time. Hopefully NV5 can do better. Office manager quit, project manager quit, people feel insecure about the future. People asking "Do they want to keep the office here? Or they want to cancel it?" 2, All these local offices are running by themselves, they should share more resources and have better communication with each other. I used to work for other offices on some projects and my manager told me "You are lucky, they usually don't share their workload." 3. We need to have more young people and teach them how to do their job. Right now very few young engineers are trying to google or youtube about how to solve their tech issues all the day. You need to build up a team in which people can help each other. So when you need them to finish their job on limited budget or time, they will have the ability to figure out what to do. 4. If you don't have projects, you will end up losing people. If you lose too many people, there won't be enough project for you. Sometimes you need to invest in your staff more and keep doing that for a period of time.

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