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Follow your Gut Instinct Don't drink the Kool Aid - Project Manager Nason Construction Employee Review

1.0
18 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Initially the support for what they ask you to do is acknowledged by upper management and they supporting the project's mission. You drink the Kool aid optimistic they will keep their word.

Cons

When it gets down to walking the talk, they fall short. You are not allowed to run the project and are overburdened with work left over from prior management (or lack thereof) . Additionally you are degraded by Accounting who they allow to send unprofessional and demeaning emails citing past wrongs or missing paperwork from a time when you were not there. Subcontractors do not come to the jobsite citing lack of payment yet the company requires the work get done. You will work long hours and seven days a week trying to keep up and satisfy the current client demands.

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5.0
14 Jul 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nason has a family atmosphere and upper management that truly cares about their team members. Flex hours, great benefits, and fun teambuilding activities make it a great place to work.

Cons

I haven't come across anything yet that would deter me from recommending Nason as an employer

2.0
29 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The guy that was my supervisor/boss/manager was pretty cool...until he became a by-the-books guy...then he and his supervisor quit within 3 months.

Cons

Oh dear, this place gave me a headache from day #1. I was so happy to leave the company that I had previously been tormented/working at that I didn't take much of second to look up reviews and research this company. Wow, that was a major mistake. My first few weeks at the company were ok, nothing special, nothing memorable, definitely not fun. I slowly became accustomed to the "Nason way of doing things" and kept receiving my paycheck on time. Well...prior to my arrival, there were a few others that had my title and every time I had to speak with vendors, owners, etc. they would mention and refer to the revolving door that is Nason. These people also commented on how I wouldn't last long either...and they were correct. There weren't any working telephones for months on end in the Philadelphia office, so when we had bids (or any calls for that matter) come in, it wouldn't ring anywhere...and people thought we were out of business!! There was no IT department. Management decided it would be best to outsource it. I still laugh at this...and what I was told they were paying for it. They cut back on office supplies to save their budget. This meant down-grading coffee, not having enough pens, tablets, hand towels, soap...and it took months to decide to purchase a water cooler. The building was old and not maintained properly. Management would shrug and laugh when something broke. We had lost internet because our ISP failed to install lines correctly, plumbing would back up due to the water table (yes, the office smelled like poo), there was no hot water, the building was poorly insulated and HVAC not balanced...making it very uncomfortable at times. It didn't matter your job title, if somebody wanted to do your work, they did it. Even if they work out of the Maryland office and have no experience doing what the job entailed. Guess who was suppose to fix the situation and be accountable for the mistakes that ensued? Yup. For a moment in time, files were password protected to protect the innocent ones. The "people in charge" had/have no idea what they are doing most of the time. Try to get advice? Who do you ask? I would actually ask people outside the company (and Google)! The titles given/assigned were more often that not inflated to replace the immediate need for a salary raise. For as long as I can remember, they were not performing background checks or drug screens. This showed in their choice of newcomers. It was quite embarrassing to turn around to our client and explain why we had to make sudden staffing changes once we found out about some undesirable criminal histories. At my departure of the company, I was on my 4th boss in 6 months (not my tenure, was there longer).

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Nason Construction Response
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Nason clearly is a long standing construction company in the region who has longevity of 95 year history and hires with the utmost careful criteria including background checks and drug testing. Nason has also closed the Salisbury office and has moved toward Dewey/beach area along with Phila Navy Yard offices and headquartered in Wilmington. We hire competent, hard working professionals who know what it takes to get work done and those who tend to tread on the lighter path of work seem to self select out of Nason. We are proud of our 31 employees and Nason is positioned for success and growth.
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