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Advanced Technology Services

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2.0
Jun 20, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The benefits are good, 401k, medical, vacation are nice. Managers are usually very hands off. They have a very strong emphasis on safety. If your customer lays you off they'll typically try and place you elsewhere.

Cons

Benefits get worse every year. Pay is low. Managers/Supervisors rotate through constantly, although you might not notice as they're typically absent. Most have no technical background, and won't be able to help you if there's a problem. Managers also typically will fight to keep wages or raises low, and aren't willing to negotiate with your customer on your behalf. Personal and technical development are very poor, although they have a number of very basic classes you can take.

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1.0
Mar 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great time to sell into the manufacturing sector related to productivity and equipment reliability.

Cons

Operational driven company but constantly changing the sales org and strategy. "Leaders" that have no background in business development or revenue generation responsible for sales strategy. Wasn't uncommon to report to a new leader or move sales territories multiple times in a year but quota never changed. Top performers are expected to do and sell more but additional financial upside was out of the question. A select group of legacy employees and "leaders" made decisions in a bubble in most cases. I was a top performer during my entire tenure at ATS. I agreed to work out a two week notice to help transition my accounts but was terminated after three days. No one in middle management, director, or exec-level roles asked for feedback or even made the time to send an email wishing me well or thanking me for my contributions during my five years with the company. In fact, my health insurance was terminated with no warning before I left the last day. My contributions and sacrifices for ATS meant so little to the company that they didn't care that my two small children wouldn't have insurance for over a month when I tried to leave the right way.

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