A great disappointment - Anonymous employee CDM Smith Employee Review

2.0
Sep 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The firm offers somewhat decent salaries depending on your position, a good benefits package with generous sick & vacation policies and a flexible work schedule. Recent office redesigns bring a contemporary, fresh look to what was previously a stuffy, stodgy physical work environment.

Cons

It is widely accepted by long term staff that the recent structural reorganization has put the wrong people with poor management skills in charge of the firm. The end result is an insecure leadership team consumed by backstabbing, infighting and finger pointing. There seems to be no desire to improve morale, reward hard work, update systems and processes, or engage in modern business management practices. The HR department is either asleep at the wheel or not properly empowered to effect positive change so the end result is a depressing atmosphere with a staff that is overwhelmingly dissatisfied and uninspired by top managers.

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Pros

Lots of training and opportunities

Cons

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CDM Smith Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! It was great to have you as an employee and wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
3.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work. Flexibility, work from home options available. Tons of opportunities across multiple disciplines. Work life balance is great. The people are awesome.

Cons

Pay is unfortunately on the really low end of the industry. A lot of turnover because people leave in order to get a better salary due to the low pay. I also don’t like that your manager (RTL) is also a manager for 20-30 people, and you are all under one large group instead of various teams. The matrix system is a bit odd to me.

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CDM Smith Response
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Thank you for taking the time to write your review. We appreciate your feedback and will keep it in mind when making future decisions to keep us as a top-choice employer. We are thrilled to hear that you liked working with us and valued the flexibility we offer. We too agree, the people are awesome!!
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