Not valued as an employee. Just a cog - Engineer II KBR Employee Review

3.0
Oct 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

This particular job is one of the coolest imaginable. Coworkers are great. Not attributable to KBR, as they are just a contractor at JSC. NASA is who generated the good work culture, not KBR.

Cons

Despite the speciality of my role (4 years of training to be useful and cannot shortcut that by hiring from competition), we are not monetarily valued accordingly. Despite bad attrition and people leaving 1-2 years after reaching the 4-year cert (terrible return on investment), KBR does little to incentivize staying around.

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Pros

work life balance, good benefits

Cons

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5.0
May 28, 2026
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Pros

Flex time within a pay month, flexible schedules, an outstanding benefits package including a 401k retirement plans with 100% match on 6% of pretax and Roth contribution elections, several investment options, personalized financial planning through fidelity, employee stock purchase program, student debt retirement savings match program, and HSA options; several health insurance options with a wide range of monthly premiums and available benefits, FSA, HSA, vision, dental (Delta Dental), tuition assistance, PTO, holidays, and much more.

Cons

No automatic/across the board annual cost of living pay adjustments, only 5.3 hours total of PTO (with milestone increases for incumbents) each pay period (no separate sick, personal, annual, vacation, etc.), only 9 paid holidays with one floating holiday, no official employee evaluations or measured expectations, many employment pros and cons are dependent on supervisor on the contract - not corporate.

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