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Element Materials Technology

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If you want to be under compensated and lied to this is the company for you. - Wind Farm Tech Element Materials Technology Employee Review

1.0
Dec 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All the hours you can work. (Whether you want them or not )

Cons

Lied to about per diem. The per diem will not cover lodging. They say you can get home but they are so short handed that works out to once a quarter if you are lucky and there is coverage. Pay is lower than the industry standard. Management will cuss you and berate you if you ask any questions about missing pay. Oh yeah, they will "accidentally" forget to enter hours or release your per diem. They have a secondary per diem option where they say they pay for lodging. If you take it you WILL be placed in the cheapest place they can find no matter how unsafe or disgusting. Often times up to an hour away from the job site and travel time is not paid. If they still feel that lodging costs are too high they will switch you to a $50 per day per diem for food AND lodging and tell you to figure it out. They say overtime is available, when they should say mandatory. Expect 70-80 hours on 7 day weeks for months at a time. They do NOT offer raises after 90 or even 120 days as promised. Turn over is extremely high. Abut 1 out of 10 hires makes 90 days. Career advancement does not exist. If you ask every manager will give you a reason why it is not under their scope of responsibility. Find a local company and work for them. This job is for single men who have no expenses to care for at home!!!!

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Pros

Amazing colleagues, good communication, flexible time off, good pay

Cons

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Pros

The job is fun and you will get to see and do cool things. The skills you learn here are rare to obtain anywhere else in the industry, which makes you an attractive option to other employers. Sadly, that’s where the positives end.

Cons

- “Good ol’ boys” culture. Practically everyone already knows each other, with people hiring friends and family. Coworkers and management engage in cliques and favoritism. Two-faced coworkers will exclude, snitch on, blame, and backstab other coworkers repeatedly. - Awfully poor training. Certain senior technicians have no interest in involving or teaching you how to do the job. - Severely undermanaged and understaffed, which management has no idea how to fix. Management is only ever involved when something goes wrong. Accountability is a one-way street for certain individuals, and finger-pointing/blame culture is rampant. Depending on who you are, honest mistakes will be reprimanded severely while major safety violations warranting termination go completely unpunished. - High turnover. 30 people have left within the past year, with 11 of them not even making it to 1 year before jumping ship. The site averages a headcount between 50-60. There are less people year-over-year. - Zero growth opportunities. They hire new grads at the same or higher pay grade than people with years of experience.

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