Does CAI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, CAI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at CAI. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at CAI?

66% of CAI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated CAI 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at CAI?

Validation Engineer (67) , CQV Engineer (21) , Project Manager (17) , Senior Validation Engineer (8) , Senior Project Manager (7) , Commissioning Engineer (4) , Consultant (4) , Engineer (4) , Client Manager (3) , Commissioning Agent (3) , Agent (2) , Associate Director (2) , C&Q Engineer (2) , CQV Engineer II (2) , Director (2)

What are the pros of working at CAI according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great" ((in 34 reviews)); "Good pay if you’re working OT and live in a cheap area" ((in 10 reviews)); "Some good people in the weeds." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great retirement plan" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good Professional Development" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the cons of working at CAI according to real employee reviews?

"1. Poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Company organizational structure doesn't support a good work/life balance." ((in 6 reviews)); "The company has many managers and Micro manages employees." ((in 4 reviews)); "Despite a skilled team, inadequate leadership undermines the overall work atmosphere." ((in 3 reviews)); "HQ office is a bit cramped, but plenty of flexibility to work from home or at client sites." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about CAI redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about CAI redundancy and their outlook for job security at CAI in 2026.

CAI Reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Sheena Dempsey

72% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

CAI has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 254 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAI 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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254 reviews

1.0

23 Jan 2024

Get Vested, Get Out

Client manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good start to your career. If you can't find ANYTHING else.

Cons

CAI is a glorified staffing agency. They charge clients say $200 per hour for an agents time and CAI takes home about 80% of that cut. The lions share goes towards the ESOP which really only benefits those with lots of stock (i.e., those with tenure, senior leadership, c suites). CAI is eroding at the middle. Lots of bloat at top being supported by an ever growing staff of fresh college graduates and an ever shrinking senior staff who flee for better opportunities once vested and trained. If you're a client and you need help, try hiring a company that doesn't outsource your sensitive documentation developments to India where we pay agents $15 an hour but still charge our American clients the hourly rate of an American agent. Lmao, a BAL called that innovating. What a weird way to spell "outsourcing". CAI has peaked. Even the original CEO sold his stock worth millions when he passed the baton. Tells you alot about leaderships faith if even Bob would rather have the cash.

CAI Response

2y

Thank you for your feedback. We want clients and employees alike to have a positive experience with CAI. We would like to further understand your concerns and encourage you reach out to hr.admin@cagents.com to directly express your specific concerns. Thank you for your time with CAI.

1.0

21 Apr 2016

Validation Engineer

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are on par to other companies.

Cons

100% travel, not family friendly, not women friendly, clash of cultures between Navy personnel and civilians, impossible to schedule any sort of appointment due to travel, often project placements do not correspond with skill/education at all, no guidance provided if assignment is not within your skill set, no appropriate notice about change of sites, travel does not count towards work hours even if it takes 10 hours to get to site, a number of terrible managers who will drive you to leave the company, turnover rate is rather high.

1.0

19 Dec 2017

Unpleasant Experience

Validation engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

-Partial monthly phone bill refund -Experience

Cons

I found this company a horrible place to work for. I get that the industry is demanding and fast paced, but there is no reason for anyone to tolerate being yelled at or cursed at constantly just to satisfy the client. The salary is not competitive at all, the health benefits are a joke, you are made to feel like **** and there is no life-work balance. My colleagues felt the same way ( I don't know where their reviews are). Commissioning Agents Incorporated is a small company and they are trying to grow, but are doing so at the cost of their employees. They will suck the life out of you in order to please the client and get more clients. It has a really high turnover rate, which I saw firsthand, and was mislead at my interview about how the company works and the type of job I would be doing. Seriously, I can't believe there are so many positive feedbacks for this company. I bet most of them are from people who got paid to write those.

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