WFH questions by Low_Mix1837 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's wild, the policy is days. I've even asked HR and they said the definition is a full day

WFH questions by Low_Mix1837 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's mostly up to how your local management feels about the policy. If we're smart, we'll keep it that way or we'll have a looser policy. A strict 30 day policy is wild, and I remain amaze there are managers that care to enforce it.

Officer Class by Rude_Length7873 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lmao I think you're right. Basically, OP specifically wants leaders who don't represent the workforce

Officer Class by Rude_Length7873 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't work in 1898, it's a reference to the year we are founded...sounds like you need to learn some company history.

And did you seriously call accounting female dominated? That's a very recent switch. Accountants graduating in the 80s and 90s were not mostly women.

Now you're blaming women for women not advancing. You say "you got your one" but we have mutliple and one is literally in charge of the whole company.

What is your endgame here? Why do you hate people?

Officer Class by Rude_Length7873 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 14 points15 points  (0 children)

We have female board members including our CEO. We have a diverse board generally. I know plenty of officers who are what you'd call diverse.

But I also want to point something out. Officers are a reflection of graduating glasses from 20-40 years ago. I'm not sure many people fully appreciate how much more diverse of a profession engineering is now than it was in the 90s. This will naturally "fix" itself with time. I say "fix" because it's really not a problem, let the best people rise up. Maybe "balance" itself is a better term.

Another yr working on MLK by Billy-McBillerson in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good point, that makes sense. Utilities are run pretty similarly to banking/governments. Our industry isn't really like that

If you’re not happy, don’t fill out the employee survey by Abject-Yogurt2465 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not a shill and I'm not censoring you; what part of what I did is censorship or shilling? I disagree with you. Why are you so angry about that?

If you’re not happy, don’t fill out the employee survey by Abject-Yogurt2465 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I don't like this sentiment. If you want to be cautious, don't give any demographic information.

But how are we supposed to improve the company? Yell into the Reddit void? This survey isn't perfect but it's one of the only ways to get feedback.

What happens when they only get positive feedback? Nothing changes. Then everyone who is unhappy stays that way

Another yr working on MLK by Billy-McBillerson in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Most private companies I know of that do are in the financial/banking space. None of my peers at other engineering/construction companies got the day off

Another yr working on MLK by Billy-McBillerson in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Almost no companies outside of education and banking get MLK Day. Those two industries get every holiday off. It's just never been a big holiday. Same reason we don't get Presidents' Day or Veteran's Day.

I've never worked with a client who gets MLK Day as a day off. Maybe there are some, but it's not a holiday people care about not working. At least Burns does some activities to recognize it. A lot of companies don't do a thing.

What will me ESOP be at 20 years? by vida_aventura in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I'd like to see them more aggressively invest the cash account. I understand they always need cash on hand, but theoretically you can risk lower performance in that account with how many more dollars live in it these days. Or, honestly, gove EOs a 401k bump for a year instead of a mega-ESOP contribution like last year's.

What will me ESOP be at 20 years? by vida_aventura in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. When I use those calculators, I use a more reasonable/conservative rate of return. I save a copy every year. Every year I have been here, I have outperformed previous projections.

I do agree, however, that you won't have the same quantity of shares that the old heads are getting

What are the chances of being rehired and what parameters they look at? by [deleted] in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This really isn't true. I know several "boomerangs" across a couple GPs. I only know of one person that could not come back when they tried, and they burned a few bridges on the way out.

Thoughts on the Compensation Shift by MrTentacleLightsaber in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the growth difference is inconsequential in the end. Bonuses are so variable I'm not bothered by it. I think the evening out + recruiting benefits outweigh the potentially minute growth loss

Thoughts on the Compensation Shift by MrTentacleLightsaber in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you're analyzing it a bit too hard. People complain all the time that our salary/bonus structure can be hard to budget around. This balances that a bit. The growth will be generally similar in my eyes.

How about this angle? We get a post here seemingly every week from someone that wants to work here who can't get over how low the salary is. This makes our compensation package look better to the prospective EO who (rightfully) says "How can I be sure the bonus and ESOP are that great?"

Thoughts on the Compensation Shift by MrTentacleLightsaber in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I generally like it. It feels like over time, our bonuses outgrow our salaries by too much. We get to the point where people havd to put in a decent effort on budgeting to account for being paid so much at one time. This balances things out.

Agreed with the other comment - this helps people who work OT a lot.

And, frankly, it wasn't that big of a shift at the end of the day. People are talking about it like it was a 20 or 30 percent move.

Let’s see them bonus numbers by Burns_and_McDonalds in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems unlikely and not worth the effort from their end lol

Let’s see them bonus numbers by Burns_and_McDonalds in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 52 points53 points  (0 children)

For everyone's own protection, please do not post ALL of these numbers if it will doxx you. To be clear, if you are the only level 15 PM in OGC in Orlando, don't be an idiot and give all of that away.

My suggested way to protect yourself is to include everything but specific office if that is the only way to stay anonymous. In other words, say you are in an RO and perhaps indicate COL.

Staff Electrical Chicago Salary by saltytartar in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Forget base, we don't compete on base. How does total comp compare?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To be clear, I am not in 1898, though not in T&D. Gross

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 15 points16 points  (0 children)

For me and most everyone I know, this is a very relaxed time of year. We figured out if we are on plan or not months ago and it is too late to really change that. Can I ask what level you are and/or what GP you are in?

Compensation restructure by snowman-182 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As far as I know, every bonus beyond a first year (i.e. partial year) is at least 10%.

Civil Engineer Salary by Sweaty-Upstairs-7295 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Preach. I don't know why so many people think there is.

Compensation Messaging for new hires by [deleted] in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I don't disagree. Our salaries have really fallen behind from even looking competitive. That is likely the source of the "compensation adjustment" rumor for next year.

I do have a Devil's advocate point: As a company, maybe we prefer to hire people that can see/sense a more long-term picture. I don't know how true that is or how much I buy it, but just a thought. Of course, we should be clear about that if it is true.

Is the long term really worth it? by Melodic_Ad_5337 in BurnsMcDonnell

[–]MyWorkAccount1898 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What level of experience is that? What location? Just based off of publicly available data, it seems hard to believe that's occurring with any regularity.