Poor management and work/life balance - Anonymous employee IES Abroad Employee Review

1.0
1 Dec 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is not the worst.

Cons

The work/life balance at IES is dreadful. You are expected to be available at all times, and can expect frequent calls outside of regular working hours for non-emergencies. All of the management is terribly disorganized, and this results in old systems that don’t work and a reluctance to update anything. There is also an urgency involved in everything, despite the fact that nothing IES ever does is remotely urgent.

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5.0
13 Aug 2025
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Pros

Great work environment with a dedicated staff.

Cons

Occasionally no one else is around in the office.

3.0
23 Apr 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good retirement match and comprehensive Healthcare plans. Flexible hybrid work environment.

Cons

Employer passed off healthcare increases to employees rather than subsidizing. Company wide freeze on promotions and raises while CEO got a 124% increase. CEO continually flies first class internationally and brings his spouse (check IRS tax filings on Propublica). Frustrating disconnect at upper management level, very poor future planning with system rebuild.

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