Stay AWAY! - Technician GHD Employee Review

1.0
15 Aug 2020
Recommend
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Pros

A small fraction of the people working there are delightful.... until they get frustrated and quit, which they all do.

Cons

Almost everything! Management, Pay, Benefits, no bonuses, no work-life balance, hostile and toxic environment...etc. If you aren't constantly putting in serious overtime (that you aren't compensated for) you are shamed, labelled as lazy and/or dead weight and will never be promoted or receive any sort of salary increase. It is very much a "shut up and do what you're told" kind of work place. A recent meeting outlining the 2021 strategy ended with a Q&A session where the Principal was asked what he felt was the biggest obstacle to achieving the new business goals, and his response was "free thinkers". Like, WTF! The constantly fire people who they consider "troublemakers", which again, is anyone who is a 'free thinker' and won't just shut up and do what they are told. Also, if you aren't a white, male engineer.... just don't even bother. You will never get anywhere and any dreams you had of a successful career will be forever destroyed. Please, please listen to me - I lived in this dystopian workplace for over 10 years - and wouldn't wish my experiences on anyone!

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5.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

Evolving with the times to best serve client needs. Investing in employee learning. Attracting high caliber talent.

Cons

Change can feel disruptive for some, but GHD is on a disciplined journey.

4.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great starting point as an internship, gives you good experience to the professional and consulting world, pay for an engineering intern is satisfactory. Values of the company and support from coworkers is appreciated. Seems to be a psychologically safe place to work and make mistakes. No noticeable workplace toxicity or politics. Everyone seems to be authentic and chill. Not noticing anyone keeping their heads down and received reports of satisfaction with work environment from coworkers. Exposure to a variety of projects, including field work experiences. Seems to be a solid resume builder.

Cons

Need to be pretty proactive for work. For me who enjoys having work to do, its kind of stressful. You have to take initiative in making your own plan. For someone who thrives in structure and needs a bit of help in planning, this is a struggle. Limited flexibility in doing a hybrid role (even though job description stated it was when I applied) For someone who is 42 mi from the office and with heavy traffic takes 1h 15 min to reach the office, its a struggle. But I understood that my commute time is longer than average when I took the position.

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