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- A typical day at work had it's daily challenges but overall was a GREAT place to work.
 - I learned the answers is in the details. I learned how to deal with challenging situations and be ready to overcome any situation. 
 - Management: My formal boss was a great mentor. 
 - For the most part I worked along side some good people and learned a lot from them.
 - The hardest part of my job was I was unable to promote with-in the company in a management position after managing a team in the field working well with client reps and staff.
 - The most enjoyable part of my job was working with management, the field, client, and vendors.

Office politics, Favoritism, Cronyism. Co workers very unprofessional. A lot of gossip and undermining. Very Cut throat environment. Freese is very top heavy. Too many Vice Presidents. CEO and COO supposedly retired but are still at the company every day. Managers do not support their direct reports. You are strictly on your own at this company unless you are well connected. Freese is a typical consulting firm. If a person expects to stay at this company, make sure that your billable hours/utilization ratio remains at 80% or above. Otherwise you are gone. 

I can’t speak for the overall company, but for the Transmission and Utilities group….it’s horrendous. The lack of leadership, passive aggressive conversation and complete disregard for young engineers learning experience is disappointing to say the least. It’s hard to stay at a company with no charisma in the office. The “family” aspect described to you in most interviews does no pertain to the group at Freese and Nichols. There are many other opportunities than this. Find something better.

Freese has great people and I've enjoyed the opportunities that I've been able to have along my career. 
My biggest complaint is that they have been focusing on what feels like growth at all costs, which has meant rapid expansion across the country (basically doubling in size every 5 years). This has of course changed the culture, and as the company has grown I feel we're losing our edge as we now bend to every new political whim. This is great for the near term for Owners, and bad for everyone else. The current ownership team is effeminate and weak. 

I worked here for 6 months before I was let go. A week before I was given a shirt from the company and asked if I was excited to come on full time. Which I honestly was I was definitely caught off guard when let go. I was on a medication that me and my doctor were trying to work through the mgs and I literally always had nothing to do  no training on any of what is in there job description.  Definitely a set up for failure. If you are not one of them don't apply

This is probably the best company I will have every worked for. The management cares for the employees and constantly strives for the best project opportunities.

I came in as a intern and left with more skills than most at my level all because of my group managers pushing my understanding and constantly working with me to improve.

I am truly thankful for my internship experience with Freese & Nichols. I gained knowledge and experience. I was mentored by several knowledgeable and kind engineers that wanted me to ask questions and were happy to give very thorough answers. The company gave a lot of opportunities for interns to network and take part in leadership seminars. It was an amazing summer.

This job was very slow and boring. I worked in an office space at a younger age so i was full of energy and wasn't used to sitting in one place for long hours at a time. I feel like if was a little older I would have enjoyed and appreciated the job much more

Family, employees and client centered firm that practices what the mission statement says. Giving back to the community at all locations is a great trait the firm champions and encourages.

Work life balance is above board, but pay and chances for promotion leave a bit to be desired. It's an awesome place for young engineers, older inspectors on the services side, and executives. For mid-level construction managers; not so much.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Engineer 6 salaries reported	$88,083 per year
Environmental scientist 3 salaries reported	$58,000 per year
Developer ii 3 salaries reported	$79,684 per year

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