Designed to fail - Engineer Worley Employee Review

1.0
Sep 21, 2024
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Pros

People are good and talented. You will make friends

Cons

Join this firm if you like being UNPAID for weeks stretching to months. They have multiple instruments in place like CCLOA, casual leave, part-time, contractor etc etc. that enables them to keep you on payroll but absolve them from ensuring you have "projects". No projects = No salary Your co-worker becomes a competitor to bag projects, creating a toxic environment of dog-eat-dog.  Multiple structurally wrong policies in place that inhibit full-potential. For e.g. you cannot work on something because another vertical OWNS it. Corporate politics wins here and on top of that be ready to send out your resumes to project managers so you can get any work, there is no guarantee that you will get any projects. In my tenure here, saw several people being treated badly and leaving the firm, including myself. Projects are being shut down, their pitches are not landing them any projects. In meetings, people are passive-aggressive, sarcastic, and downright disrespectful to others. There is a lot wrong with the firm, the company is structured in a way that you have to project hunt while being employed. There are a lot of EPC firms out there, I haven't heard anyone forcing their employees to regularly send out resumes to random managers in the company and BEG for projects. On top of that they have limited project hours, managers will respond clearly saying that they don't have hours to give you. Many cases after you do a job, you have to hound managers to give you a code that you can submit to get paid for the work you did. Working here is akin to working in doordash, there is no stability. It is very demeaning. And the leadership, I can't even begin about them. There is no problem in their lives, they are getting paid for literally failing at everything. Every other week there are town halls and they send a "new" company org structure with placeholders of TBD hahaha. They can't even freeze their leadership, and forget about projects, work, or employees. I am posting this review so everyone knows what they are getting into. Join this company only if you have nowhere else to go.

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5.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Massive Project Scale: Worley handles multibillion dollar capital projects. If you want exposure to massive EPC work, this is the place. You get to lead complex, large scale infrastructure and energy developments that actually move the needle globally. Technical Bench Strength: As a PM, you are only as good as your technical team. Worley has a incredibly deep roster of subject matter experts across civil, structural, mechanical, and piping disciplines. You will have serious engineering talent backing up your project delivery. The Energy Pivot: They are heavily transitioning toward sustainability and green energy infrastructure. It is a fantastic place to build your resume in sustainable engineering while still utilizing traditional oil and gas, offshore, or pipeline expertise. Global Mobility: Because they operate worldwide, there is excellent opportunity to travel or relocate for different assignments if that is something you want to pursue. Structured Delivery Systems: They have highly mature stage gate delivery processes. You are never flying blind; they have the rigorous systems in place to manage risk, procurement, environmental compliance, and contract administration effectively.

Cons

The Project Cycle Risk: Because Worley operates as a massive EPC firm, your job security is often directly tied to your current billable project. When a large scale project winds down, you need to have your next landing spot already lined up. If the company pipeline is dry, you can end up on the bench, and prolonged bench time always carries the risk of layoffs. The Constant Hustle for the Next Win: To avoid that bench time and ensure seamless work for their teams when a project ends, project managers and leadership have to be incredibly aggressive with proposals and bidding. It creates a high pressure environment where you are often executing your current massive project while simultaneously burning the midnight oil to win the next contract just to keep your engineers and staff utilized.

2.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Great to get more experience in different areas

Cons

Completely project based. They don’t let you change on overhead even for 1 hr. It means if you can’t change on the project, they don’t pay you. So many people are full time but they don’t receive the full salary. No one tells you that when they want to hire you. There is no work/life balance

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