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HBK Engineering Reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(148 total reviews)
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Eric R. Bergstrom

53% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

HBK Engineering has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 148 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The HBK 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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148 reviews
3.0
25 Jan 2017

Not what it was cracked up to be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Laid back atmosphere - Good benefits - Decent salaries - Open work atmosphere - Appealing to younger generation

Cons

- Very little advancement opportunity - Extremely poor communication from Leadership and HR - Subpar management - Very little recognition for quality-work outside of merit increases - Poor business structure - Disorganization among projects - Promotions mainly given to those with engineering background, even if their experience and/or management background is severely lacking - Work/Life balance isn't emphasized - Hard work is not appropriately recognized with merit increases - Merit increases differ by sector leads - No transparency in terms of potential work, future projects, the company's direction, or ongoing issues - Employees don't feel appreciated - Leadership is too focused on specific sectors of engineering; need to broaden business perspective

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HBK Engineering Response
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Thank you for your feedback. An important theme that you've touched on is our exponential growth experienced in such a short amount of time. We, as an organization, are continually thinking of ways in which we can keep our employees engaged, challenged, supported and steered towards advancement opportunities. As we work through these themes, we encourage all employees to explore the avenues that are available, such as out internal job postings board. If comfortable, we encourage you to reach out to HR directly to continue this discussion.
1.0
29 Sept 2018

Leadership Team horrible and hypocritical

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The people who work there.

Cons

HBK is one of the most hypocritical companies I've worked with. The CEO and senior leadership team is weak and incompetent, at best. They talk about how great it is to work there and how there are so many career opportunities. Many employees take on new responsibilities with the promise of more money or a promotion in 6 months or during their annual review. It never happens. There is always an excuse for why the promotion or raise cannot be given. It's unprofessional to set those expectations with employees who work really hard, only to find there is no reward as promised. The sector leads are really the ones who run the business but even they are limited in what they can do for employees because they do not have authority to give raises or promotions and they also don't have access to some of the basic information most people at their level have in order to run and manage employees. HBK has had a mass exodus of employees over the past couple of years - everyone who left has had the same experience. The hire mostly from Iowa or the CEO's golf caddies, pay the very minimal and work them ragged. Same with the rest of the staff. If you do have experience, they do not pay competitively. Success early on in the company has gone to entire management teams heads, they are ego maniacs and don't care about employees. They are like a high-school click, if you weren't part of the original team from 15+ years ago, you are just a number in payroll.

2.0
8 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Consistent amount of work and growth. Few if any layoffs. Wide range of experience amongst staff. Lots of good people who work hard and collaborate well.

Cons

Incompetent executive team pulling the company in different directions with an inconsistent message and product. Many clicks and groups working against each other. Many unqualified middle managers that are puppets to executives with their own motives. Support groups are understaffed. Way too many political/favor hires bogging down the production staff. Management takes big clients for granted.

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