Not a safe environment for women or minorities - Anonymous employee McCarthy Building Employee Review

1.0
18 Mar 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Decent retirement benefits thanks to ESOP

Cons

Complaints of harassment, bullying and discrimination are not taken seriously. Whether reported to HR, ethics hotline or the CLO himself. In cases I was aware of, the perpetrators were not addressed, instead the victims were managed out and/or bought off. The womens initiative is more about teaching women to act like men and "fix" themselves rather than addressing the actual problem. As late as 2020 management refused to use gender neutral language despite the growing trend in both the legal system and with competitors and its own JV partners. They got defensive and said it "sounded weird". Even the mascot "the dude" was written off saying new hires weren't bothered by it... which misunderstands power dynamics. Women were often referred to as "girls" even in top management meetings. Top male leaders interrupted female leaders incessantly which all attributes to the overall environment of disrespect.

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Pros

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Cons

Pay is not as competitive as other GC's, you can be relatively underpaid as they rely too heavily on preaching about the ESOP (which takes you 5 years to even be fully vested). Can be very political and leadership kinda plays favorites, some people who dont deserve it get promoted quick and others who do deserve it never get promoted. Long work hours and depending on the jobsite it can be pretty high-stress (but thats just construction for ya).

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