Good Place to work if you do not have career aspiration - Technical Advisor - Control Systems KBR Employee Review

3.0
May 20, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Good Pay and benefits Good work-life balance Challenging projects to work During the 2008-09 downturn KBR laid of very few employees Large Company Good Co-employees

Cons

Insensitive Senior Management and Department Managers The annual review process is a farse. The Department Managers already pre-decide the rating before the commencement of the actual process. Incompetent project engineers and engineering managers. Some of these guys have no idea of the work process, but still try to exert influence No opportunities for growth - department managers do not allow engineers to move to proect even if they are interested. Department is too over-crowded at the top Lack of substantial communication No recognition for hard work Lot of incompetent people hired Senior management can seem impersonal

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Steady and stable job. Good benefits overall and nice family leave policy.

Cons

They don’t do a ton for their employees outside of work but no major negatives.

5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Flex time within a pay month, flexible schedules, an outstanding benefits package including a 401k retirement plans with 100% match on 6% of pretax and Roth contribution elections, several investment options, personalized financial planning through fidelity, employee stock purchase program, student debt retirement savings match program, and HSA options; several health insurance options with a wide range of monthly premiums and available benefits, FSA, HSA, vision, dental (Delta Dental), tuition assistance, PTO, holidays, and much more.

Cons

No automatic/across the board annual cost of living pay adjustments, only 5.3 hours total of PTO (with milestone increases for incumbents) each pay period (no separate sick, personal, annual, vacation, etc.), only 9 paid holidays with one floating holiday, no official employee evaluations or measured expectations, many employment pros and cons are dependent on supervisor on the contract - not corporate.

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