Degenkolb Engineers

Employees say:

"Our corporate structure of employee ownership is fairly unique among engineering firms, especially the ability for all employees to buy and own stock. I think the emphasis on maintaining a healthy distribution of ownership is an example of how management does a great job of thinking about the long-term health of the company and best interests of its employees. Time-and-a-half overtime for designers is also an amazing feature which goes a long way towards feeling valued. I believe it also works as a very effective check against the industry-wide norm of overworking entry-level engineers."

Employees say:

"[What makes us unique is] our investment in employees' continuous learning and contributions to the industry. I don't frequently hear of other firms where all employees are encouraged and given the resources to participate in industry organizations; to become leaders in those organizations; and then internally given numerous options to grow our own abilities, everything from internal seminars and knowledge sharing to access to external life-long learning. I also don't know of another firm that shares so much with its employees.  We've created a culture of knowledge sharing but also company information sharing that is broad and covers everything affecting our business."