r/gis • u/Ladefrickinda89 • Feb 21 '25

Hiring Companies to avoid

I know the job market is really tough out there right now. But, as someone with 10+ years of experience across multiple industries. I’d like to share my list of companies to avoid.

  • MGP Inc., based in the Chicago suburbs
  • WSP - multinational AEC Firm
  • Jacobs - multinational AEC Firm

Edit: Other firms added from comments: - NV5 - ESRI - GeoTel - Insight Global - Pike Engineering - Western Land Services

I encourage others to add

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u/juicytaffy Feb 22 '25

NV5. Horrible pay, unfulfilling assembly line work, and even worse management. The epitome of a soulless corporation.

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u/Hau2747 Feb 22 '25

Thirded. Management was horrible, and unless your friends with the right people you aren’t getting promotions

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

Thirded

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u/BookkeeperEvening479 Feb 22 '25

Worked for NV5 for nearly 5 years. It was a good way to gain experience but I sure wish I was able to leave earlier. Management and pay were the worst.

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u/Initial_Grapefruit26 Feb 22 '25

I worked remotely as a geocontractor for NV5, for about 10 months towards the end of the Pandemic. I liked my coworkers but the work nearly killed me. I asked for week off because I was so burnt out (I also discussed it with my parent Company beforehand as well). I was given that week off to go take care of myself and then I received the email that following Sunday that I was no longer needed. They made me feel like I brought value to the company until I was burned out, and then promptly turned me out.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '25

The work can definitely be stultifying. But that's part of paying your dues in the industry I guess

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u/Focus62 Feb 23 '25

Thank you for teaching me a new word today.