Silman Reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(27 total reviews)

Nat Oppenheimer

100% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Silman has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 27 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Silman employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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27 reviews
2.0
11 Dec 2018

I used to enjoy coming to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There is flexibility, the firm pays OT, they have nice office parties

Cons

They seem to play favorites. Certain people get recognized and appreciated for their efforts and certain others don’t. Dogs in the office have gotten out of hand and the fuss becomes disruptive

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Silman Response
6y
It is important to understand that Silman does NOT play favorites. We have a very intensive review program and promotions and bonuses are based on performance, not favoritism. As far as dogs in the office, our founder believed in this and brought HIS dog to the office for many years as I do myself. Dogs are known to relieve stress and they are a welcome addition to most progressive offices. Socializing is also an important part of the workplace and we encourage people to spend time interacting with others. Our philosophy of "freedom with responsibility" is one of the values we cherish. We expect people to perform at their highest level, interjecting these short breaks throughout the day. Assuming you are still with the firm, we hope you have found things to improve greatly for you. We would also expect you to express your feelings to one of the principals in the future so we can address your concerns.
4.0
16 Jan 2016

Project Engineer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Career development is encouraged; allow engineers to work on a variety of project size/type (creating 'specialized' engineers doing the same thing every day is very discouraged); importance placed on office morale

Cons

Still finding their footing regarding office structure (ie who is responsible for what depending on job title) and melding of 'boutique' values and corporate desires

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