It's about the bottom $, not the people - Project Engineer McCarthy Building Employee Review

2.0
4 Apr 2023
Recommend
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Pros

McCarthy is full of really great people to work with. It is easy to call people you work with friends.

Cons

McCarthy cares more about the profit than they do their people. They have flat out said "there is no such thing as work-life balance." You are just a small fish in a big pond at the rate they are growing. They are slow to promote and really like to "dangle the carrot".

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5.0
9 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good hours Competitive pay Good community

Cons

Hectic schedules Large crew Early hours

4.0
10 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company culture, exposure to some amazing projects, project teams are fantastic, camaraderie with your team, great resources and onboarding to ensure you learn to do your job well. ESOP and bonuses are great.. if you stick it out long enough.

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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