Toxic environment and toxic people on upper levels - Senior Engineer Arup Employee Review

2.0
26 Dec 2019
Recommend
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Pros

Good for young engineers, great projects. Very international, lots of opportunities for travel. Great location. Decent pay and good benefits.

Cons

Couple of years as senior engineer. On surface, everything is well. Lots of young people, projects etc. But OMG some leaders are toxic to the unbearable levels. If you want to obey and don't ask any questions or challenge them - you are okay. If leaders see you as competition, even potential one in the future - better watch your back. God forbid you disagree with leadership on something and you openly express your opinion - you will be cornered in a month or two in meaningless tasks, with no opportunities to grow your career. Mostly young, inexperienced engineers, with lack of ambition will stick around longer. Others leave as soon as they see what is happening under the surface.

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