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Michael Wall Engineering Reviews

3.2

54% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

91% positive business outlook

Michael Wall Engineering has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Michael Wall Engineering employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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18 reviews
2.0
25 Feb 2016

Money doesn't buy happiness

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great pay, clean and organized office. Employees were all really nice and staff members get along well in this small office. Every Friday, they provide lunch and close the office at 1:30pm every Friday.

Cons

Employees rejoice when they know the owner won't be in the office. When mentioning the firm's name to others in the industry, they either have negative things to say or tell you not to work there.

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Michael Wall Engineering Response
3y
We are truly sorry you did not have a positive experience working here. Please know that the company has been acquired and is now under new management. We sincerely apologize and wish you all the best!
2.0
8 Sept 2016

Mostly bad, some good

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The pay is above average and the early-out Fridays (with free lunch) are nice. The people that work there (excluding the boss) are great and the work is interesting.

Cons

The owner/CEO is unstable and unpredictable. He can be a great guy when you're not the target of his wrath but even being around it is unsettling. It was not a healthy environment to work in and I was glad when he was out of the office. Also, holidays (including a mandatory break at Christmas time) are built into PTO so you don't get much vacation time to get a reprieve.

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Michael Wall Engineering Response
3y
We are truly sorry you did not have a positive experience working here. Please know that the company has been acquired and is now under new management. We do also give over 4 weeks of PTO for full-time salaried employees (3 weeks for hourly employees), so we hope the additional time off from the industry standard covers the office closure the week between Christmas and New Years holidays.
1.0
8 Aug 2016

Unhealthy Work Environment

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Decent benefits, good crew of people, half-day Fridays

Cons

Long Monday - Thursdays (which allows for half-day Fridays) CEO/President assumes everyone is corrupt and runs the office with paranoia and high stress. Struggles to control his temper: constant yelling, cursing at times, very demeaning and unprofessional in his demeanor when he is ranting. If you catch him in a good mood, you are alluded for a moment into believing that you are working with a totally sane individual but this is typically short-lived. Half the time, he forgets the instructions he provides and then is extremely critical and quick to react instead of communicate. The office is run with an iron fist. Additionally, the environment does welcome new ideas and progress. Mr. Wall lacks understanding of how the administrative department works as his main administrator has been there over 16 years doing everything for him and voluntarily works 12 hour days including Saturdays to appease him. Thus, his expectations are that everyone should work for him just as hard for the same pay and, of course, inevitably fall short. You must also be a mind reader in order to succeed at the firm. Extremely stressful environment. As an employee, high chance of suffering from anxiety and anguish dealing with management.

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Michael Wall Engineering Response
3y
We are truly sorry you did not have a positive experience working here. Please know that the company has been acquired and is now under new management. We sincerely apologize and wish you all the best!
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