Great for newcomers, sad for mid-level employees - Engineer Arcadis Employee Review

Constant fear of employees of being the next target of a layoff wave is evident. It's kind of a sad and poisonous energy. Constantly changing leadership give the feeling of instability and improvisation. I get the feeling that career advancement is synonymous to increasing chances of being a target to get flushed out. Their lay-off practices are also questionable. They don't lay off. They cut hours to the point of forcing employees to find some other way to earn a living. I guess in that way they don't have to pay the affected workers. I feel they don't care how talented you are. They only care whether you are more than 90% billable to clients. They are trying to get rid of specialized people and hire newly grads. They try, not to retain the best talent, but to be a supplier of bodies with engineering degrees they can profit from.