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Pankow Builders Reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(71 total reviews)

Kim Lum

90% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Pankow Builders has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 71 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Pankow Builders 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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71 reviews
1.0
31 Oct 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Really not too many, to be honest. I suppose that it could be said that they have for the most part some decent superintendents that actually do some good work. But in the office where I am there really isn't too much good that can be said.

Cons

Arrogant senior management in Oakland, lack of care and concern for "the employees", absenteeism on the part of management and administration, low salary scale except of course for the so-called "partners." So much worse in virtually every way than almost every other general contractor in Northern California.

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Pankow Builders Response
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We are sorry to learn of your perspective through this review. Our goal is to welcome open and honest communication between our employees and our Senior Managers so that we can learn and improve. The invitation is open to continue this conversation with us.
1.0
9 Oct 2019

Practice what you preach

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Company Benefits are on par with industry standard

Cons

Top heavy, too many managers and directors, some of which are not qualified to be in their position. Most senior managers and executives talk a great game but actions speak louder than words. Practice what you preach and follow through on the commitments you made to your employees. A lot of talk about work/life balance, but riddle me this. How is it possible if management continuously short staff departments and project sites? Flex time and additional PTO doesn't do you any good if you end up working longer hours after a short break. HR needs to do a better job at weeding out candidates that are unqualified. Operations needs to standardize process and have some sort of professional development training for engineers. IT is worthless, lack of support and is a constant road block on new emerging technology for the construction industry. Staff can't fix or provide the tools required for you to do your job.

1.0
20 Aug 2019

Won't Recomend

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pay is slightly higher than similar companies.

Cons

There is no work life balance. Your success depends on how supportive your supervisor is because the hours you spent without proper support won't be leading you anywhere. I was involved in five projects, and sadly, neither were successful. Based on my distasteful experience, I don't recommend Pankow Builders.

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