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At interview, VHB's hiring managers paint a rosy picture of how great a company VHB is and how much they care about their employees. The fact is the opposite! There's lots of blaming and not much appreciation. Managers intentionally make you run after them for a piece of information you need to proceed with your not-so-defined task or a decision they're supposed to make, etc. Will that cause delays? Of course, but YOU are in fault although you're actually not. Typical work day in VHB is stressful and confusing. Project managers would highlight your misses as much as they can and hide their own misses & mistakes. They also discredit your contribution and efforts. The work is hybrid in Orlando office (Tuesdays at office plus 1-2 more days) and there are some events at office. For site visits there is company car available. Compensation & benefits are competitive. Learning opportunities are there but not enough. You would have to work extra for half of your professional development hours!! That is not fair. Clients are often overcharged and unhappy because of unrealistic promises and deadlines managers are making then delays would be blamed on staff! Constant blaming (direct or indirect), passive-aggressive & mean comments, and discrediting your work is rampant and makes your work experience awful. Management style is a serious issue at VHB.

I absolutely loved everything about the workplace, culture, benefits and the rewarding events we would have. I've never seen better benefits or nicer staff, especially working in customer service. However I will say there seems to be a hierarchy within the hierarchy and those that want to go far would do best bearing that in mind. If you have issues clear the air before things become tense. Be kind, do good work and if there are those who aren't doing their job it will stick out.

All that being said, my experience aside I would highly encourage anyone to apply without hesitation because you will likely never find anywhere as wonderful to work as VHB, they really look out for their people and value quality, intelligence, camaraderie and respect. You can move up the ranks, change locations and pursue different career fields within the same company! It was a lovely family to be part of and I both enjoyed coming in to work and had a hard time leaving even after the most challenging the days.

I am a mid-career professional in the Boston Metro area and I have found that the vast majority of my co-workers are diligent, intelligent, genuinely nice people.  My manager has been very helpful with career planning and advancement, although I understand that this varies from manager to manager. The company is very vision-focused, and it knows where it wants to go. There is full support from the HR staff, the marketing team, and IT, who generally view employees in the various engineering/design/planning/science disciplines as their clients. The culture is very congenial, especially among the folks in their 20's & 30's, who take the initiative to plan fun outings and events. There is actually very low turnover in this firm of 1,300 employees.  In my experience, if you have an idea or a direction you want to go in, you can find support among the managers. I would highly recommend working here. I have flexibility to work from home when needed, which is handy since I have two children who go to a school that has a lot of days off.

I greatly enjoyed my work with VHB. Their atmosphere was welcoming and always encouraging and supportive. My boss was extremely nice and supportive especially at an intern level that I was at and had a great sense of humor and energy; he also had immense amounts of experience which was admirable. My co-workers were accepting and great to work along side and learn new skills/knowledge from. The hardest part of this job was definitely being in the office, but that was limited and time was still made to feel short due to a the surroundings and focus on work. The most enjoyable part was being outdoors, meeting new/working with my coworkers, and learning new skills from people who have much more experience than myself in some aspects of the environmental field. I enjoyed being able to use my own knowledge/skills in real life experiences and being able to think outside the norm of school settings for problem solving and work related tasks.

I had worked at VHB for 13 years, and there were tremendous opportunities for growth and development as a young engineer. As the years went on, the focus became more about billability and profitability then about quality and client maintenance. Over the past 5 years, VHB has tried to grow through acquisitions rather than organically. The corporate overhead burden became hard to bear when competing for work. My land development team was with me for 7 years, and I recognize their efforts in both their and my success. The management decided to drop the Newark, NJ land development team and focus primarily on transportation planning.

When I First started back in 2016 management was very professional but then started going to down hill through years and now its a complete joke. If you want a 2 week paycheck of under $100 dollars then this could be for you.  Used to be able to work nights for safety purposes so you don't have to work in heavy traffic. New management started getting at us about that and wanted us to work at 7 am. Have you ever left your house at 7 am in Orlando, yeah not the smartest time to work on the road bent down putting tubes on the road, hammering and taping with 1 person watching your back.

I really enjoyed my time at VHB as a young professional. They emphasize the importance of the work life balance and are fairly flexible about working from home and coming in late/leaving early if you have appointments. There may not be a lot of company-wide activities, but the VHB mini golf tournament was great and I loved the fitness challenges! They also provided me with many professional development activities, which was very important to me as a young professional.

The benefits are in the hours and time effort the give before starting a job in the morning and night. Once you learned the format on the tablet you can easily go forward working your short hours. The tablet holds your survey you fill in everyday. One day you are asking people to fill out a survey, the next week you can count people coming off/on a train, bus, or elevator.

I loved working at VHB! I wish they had more jobs for me to do! They changed they focus and the data collection team didnt have much work. I didnt like the fact that they didnt communicate with me personally about financial issues. They are a great company and enjoyed working with everyone in the different departments.

company culture is live to work not work to live. Younger employees are underpaid and overworked, and advancement opportunities/ getting experience in more senior duties is difficult as the company is always under the gun to produce deliverables as efficiently as possible to turn a higher profit margin.

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