pros/cons; - Anonymous employee Mortenson Employee Review

5.0
1 Nov 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

terrific people; strong leadership; fiscally responsible and stable; solid systems and processes in place; opportunities for career development and growth; good salary and benefits; proud to work for this company; highly respected in construction industry

Cons

culture in department where i worked: everyone worked through lunch (ate lunch at desk); worked long hours (on average about 50+ hours a week) with no extra compensation or time off (even when occassional 60-70+ hour workweek was required to get the job done).

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Pros

Hands-on experience with team guidance.

Cons

Hours can be difficult if working a field position.

3.0
1 June 2026
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Pros

- Huge company with a lot of resources. - Cool projects.

Cons

- Pay is not great especially for the amount of hours they want you to put in. - They do not pay for experience. So, it’s a good place to start, but if you have experience, go somewhere else. - They hire and promote way too quickly which means inexperienced people are in charge. - If you work in the field, you will be putting in 50-60 hours a week often and they justify it by saying you get subsistence. Do the math, you’re not getting paid very well at those hours even with subsistence. Also subsistence is a benefit for traveling, not justification for overusing employees. - While a lot of the people are good, it is a very political atmosphere.

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