Stantec Reviews

-Toxic management, only good for pushing slogans. Roles generated for staff that do absolutely nothing past a certain level. -Dreadful work coming in at some offices particularly in the North, that will give you absolutely no progression to your career whatsoever. -No willingness to help staff develop, you quickly become just another number to push boring, repetitive work onto. - Terrible corporate slogans being pushed all the time, something that upper management seem to spend an awful lot of time brainstorming. - Management above line manager level is slow to react, vague and will actively block any attempt at innovation. When the odd piece of innovation does slip through the cracks, do not expect any credit for your work. -Experienced bullying from multiple sources, including upper management, clients and colleagues. Nothing has ever been done about this, as unless it is effecting profits there is no motivation. -So many companies being bought out by Stantec that it is hard to keep up with new employees, working practices and current values

If you like a busy environment and enjoying learning / development, then this is not the place for you. I was so bored it really started to affect my mental health towards the end. I did meet some great people that I am still in touch with but at the same time I worked with some of the worst human beings, whom if I ever saw again, it would be too soon. There were times where I questioned my own sanity and reality, like was I imagining how bad the place really was. It was then I knew I had to get out. If you feel you have to take a job here, then research the consultancy industry first. There are some people who love it here but I find its mostly the status quo of male colleagues of a certain privileged background. I know this has the potential to sound bitter and angry, but it was my experience, and I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone. The colleague who I met before I started and told me that Stantec was ‘the best place they had ever worked at’ didn’t even speak to me when I handed in my notice and when I left - and I worked on their framework which I thought was appalling. No concern or humanity for others. Starting any new job is a risk at the end of the day, it is frustrating that it didn’t work out for me. In reality it set me back months on where I wanted to be and objectives in my personal life have been delayed as I expected to be settled in a new job and didn’t expect to start over again so soon. It would be good if I could help anyone else avoid making the same mistake or ending up in the same situation.