Becoming overhead heavy - Geotechnical Engineer GFT Employee Review

2.0
11 Jun 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Good projects Decent benefits if full time Good people

Cons

Overrun with incompetent corporate staff. They attempted to get me laid off during my FML. Since the pandemic feels more like working an large publicly traded firm. Lack of useful training. Emphasis on ISO is ridiculous especially when old work products are so problematic they can't be used as examples.

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5.0
8 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

great company culture, promotional opportunities, great mentorship, environment where communication is open. strong commitment to diversity.

Cons

I cant think of any that are important enough to mention

3.0
5 Apr 2026
Recommend
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Pros

As a national firm, GFT has a huge emphasis and impact on many transportation and infrastructure projects, and work quite heavily with many DOTs/federal organizations. I also appreciated the diversity present within my office and leadership teams, which is a huge positive for minorities.

Cons

Mentorship opportunities are practically non-existent. I worked in a location which was WFH 2 days a week, and a lot of the staff would be bogged down with many projects at hand, unable to regularly provide help. A few of the senior engineers at my office in particular were condescending to junior staff. Huge expectation on junior staff to produce high results without very little instruction and oversight. Also freakishly annoying with utilization rates and work tracking.

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