Benesch Reviews

If you aren't an engineer, you don't mean much at this company. Management is a mess. I found it very hard at times to get a straight answer from management, you live your life in the grey area at Benesch. They are good for putting people in positions not because they deserve it or have the knowledge, but more of a political reason. The squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease there. Support staff is horribly under paid and often forgot about. Engineers get all the perks and the pay. They have a "system" in place that compensates employees or new hires based on experience and what other professionals in your position make. This is a complete garbage system. After 5 years with the company, I was making less than a new hire who knew half as much as I did, just because that person technically had more experience in my field. Management new this, and chose to do nothing about it. They literally work you into the ground with no remorse and rarely ever a thank you. A lot goes on behind closed doors. They are far from transparent as they say they are. This is a good place to start your career, spend no more than 2 years at this place. You will start falling behind in knowledge and in pay.

- Severely lacks interesting and innovative projects; lacks interdisciplinary collaboration - Business-orientated over quality - Antiquated technology; refuses to use any new technology or methods to advance a project/internal infrastructure - Either very busy or very slow; lacks internal infrastructure/network to work-share with other offices - Will force you to use vacation time for company’s hiccups or lack of work - Lacks “backlog” of licensing materials, does not pay for licensing classes or materials, below industry standard - Pays maximum of $5k/year for degree/credit compensation and must stay with firm for a few years, compensation is below industry standard - Office-level reaction to pandemic is poor, upper-level is okay - Slow-moving to non-existent sustainable projects - Monoculture, boys’ club; a long hike to a diverse, technical workforce - Doesn’t value employee safety - Management micromanages - Training is limited and tends to be unpaid even when mandatory - No reviews or career path discussions with managers, they decide how your career will progress