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Dewberry

Coming as a new employee, but no projects to work on, or super small projects to work on. I was disappointed that a company as big as Dewberry would pursue such small architectural projects. Most of the time I was there, I had nothing to do, and I couldn’t ask for help since the majority of the management team works from home. But at that time, working from home was a privilege for a few staff members only. The few times I was busy, I felt micromanaged because there were so many people working on the same project. The office looked like ghost town and staff members were somewhat snobs. I had to be careful talking with upper level employees because I sensed that I was talking with “Majesty ”. I tried to speak with the director about my role a number of times, I was told everything was okay. Then I was let go in the worst time possible during the pandemic. They are racist too; one day I was seeking for a task to do, then an architect wakes me to help to write a proposal. However the architect (an Asian man) told me “but the paper must the written in English”. As a person from Latin America, I felt diminished and insulted. One more thing: even if there are no projects to work on, the firm continued to hire new employees. I’m glad I’m no longer with Dewberry. I was able to find a much better job during the pandemic with a much better company culture where I’m not micromanaged like a child.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The community!  We enjoy celebrating birthdays and other life events.  The employees are generous with their time and knowledge.  Best job I have ever had!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A lot of moving parts to keep this family-owned multi-faceted company moving forward.  Trying to figure out who does what and who to contact to get answers can be a challenge.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The. Best. We celebrate, hold quarterly employee gatherings at lunch or after work. Generosity of time and knowledge is huge.  Friday is jeans day, other days are casual dress.  Everyone seems to be aiming to help each other succeed.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Arrive at 8 am, check and answer email, log in and process work for most of the morning, take a lunch, check email again (we have locations all over the US so the time zone is a thing), collaborate with others in my department to ensure the most important work is done.  Sprinkle a few minutes here and there to chat with a co-worker and get to know them better. Most of us are able to work from home a few days a week so taking the laptop home is the last thing we do on those nights.

Dewberry is a decent company struggling with balance. Balance between very risk-averse ownership and more progressive, growth-oriented leadership from the c-suite. Balancing attracting and retaining talented professionals with a middle-of-the-road approach to most things (salaries, vacation, markets pursued, strategies, tactics). Balancing keeping salaries in the middle-band with retaining the rising mid-level technical staff -- the company lacks those in the 5-10 year experience range because more aggressive, progressive companies  attract some of the company's best rising talents away. This is a good, decent company with real, earnest values - and they are struggling as they grow and acquire talent and companies to attain that growth. I hope they work to resolve their internal needs for improved growth-structure, care and well-being of their employees as professionals and people.

Dewberry is an opportune place to get experience as a graduate/entry level role. The work culture is friendly and there are many opportunities to learn. One major benefit I had while working here is that while I have my main title, I wear a variety of work hats where I am able to grow in other areas outside of my typical role, network with others outside of my discipline, and have been able to make positive impacts on communities I support in projects. There is opportunity for hybrid work or fully remote work (depending on circumstance). 

One downside to this however, is that while there are opportunities management can be selective in who gets those opportunities. Once you reach mid or senior level, there is not as much guidance in how to navigate your career. There is more focus on developing project/client managers and overall business development. If you are not interested in these types of tasks, it can be more challenging to advocate for your professional growth (it is not impossible, but you do need to be vocal about it with your management).

A typical day at work would be electronically processing employee expense reoprts. I am the only person in the company who processes expense reports and I am able to process roughly two hundred a week and employees are reimbursed on time. I check every expense to make sure it complies with Dewberry policies and correct and notify each employee on the policy, corrections, etc. I started at this company processing vendor invoices so I learned the expense processing process and was given the position to single handedly take over. Management is friendly but do not deligate work fairly or care about the hard working employees enough to compensate them for what they accomplish. I enjoy my co-workers, everyone is friendly and professional. I assist them with entering batches or editing reports when I have time after my work is complete. The hardest part of my job is dealing with employees who do not understand or care about following policies. The most enjoyable part of my job is I am always busy so the days go by very quickly and meeting my weekly deadline gives me a feeling of accomplishment.

In my time at Dewberry, I grew from a Cartographer to Quality Assurance Analyst while learning the many aspects of environmental engineering, flood insurance mapping and program management.  I worked closely with engineers, hydrographers, CADD and digital drafting technicians to produce quality products for FEMA.  In addition, I worked closely with my immediate supervisor to develope and institute guidelines specifications that helped streamline the mapping production process.
The hardest part of my job would have been getting the project managers to understand the time requirements of the quality review process; our times were often shortened to  provide times in the other parts of the production process.
The overall work culture was pleasant, wth coworkers willing to help you understand their jobs/tasks and how each affected the other parts of the process.  Therefore, the hardest part of my job was having to say goodbye to my coworkers as they left and saying goodbye at the time I left.

At the Dewberry I worked with the culinary management that struggled to delegate tasks and settled for mediocrity from there culinary team. I found myself bored and always looking for business with full time hours that never came while working in there two restaurants and small banquet operation. Inappropriate interactions between management and staff made for an uncomfortable work environment. Nepotism was very apparent leading to ill temperament, discrimination and laziness. 
Impressive front of the house staff that worked closely with current food and beverage director  that guided a diligent and professional team that seemed to exceed expectation. 
Impressive pasty department that offered exceptional pastry and dessert with a very well seasoned professional executive pastry chef. 
As for the culture & reputation at the Dewberry there management teams work hard to deliver humbling hospitality to their clientele and it is very much apparent through orientation process. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Great, caring people to work with, very flexible and willing to work with your needs. Salary is above average.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working is really the type of industry, which has its ups and downs in terms of amount of projects at a given time that is not controlled by Dewberry. That is controlled by the market situation.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is very relaxed and friendly. The people at dewberry are dedicated to ensure that everyone is included and treated with respect.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
At any given day , I would have multiple projects so that I would need to prioritize which ones get my attention first. Make sure I meet project deadlines and stay within the allotted project budget. I am required to attend meetings , which are mainly on teams/virtual. I would also need to go out to the field when required.

Tasks included: Scheduling inspections for affected homes to assess damages from Hurricane Sandy such as finding unsafe amounts of lead or asbestos containing materials;
Uploading data collected from Lead and Asbestos Reports onto a case management system to track progress
Utilizing a switchboard phone system to handle a high volume of telephone calls in order to assess clients’ needs; and
Proofreading and editing Lead and Asbestos reports before entering data into case management system. It's a very lax work environment as long as you get your work done. You get your own work space and computer. You make your own schedule and the pay is hourly; I had a part time position so I was able to come in at any time as long as it was between 8am and 5pm from Mon - Sunday and complete up to 30 hours a week. Co-workers are very friendly; the environment is very professional.  There are copious amounts of paperwork that you must process accurately and efficiently.

A typical work day is working hard at the computer.

I learned a lot at Dewberry, and the really cool thing is that I'm still learning a lot. To name a few, I learned how to use MicroStation and how to manage LiDAR data. 

The co-workers are very nice and easy to talk to. The ironic thing is that no one seems talkative, though.

The hardest part of the job is being able to finish the task in the given time that's handed to you because the task can be a large quantity of work.

The most enjoyable part(s) is constantly learning as you go and seeing the final product make a huge impact in a community. For example, the hazardous debris projects.

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