In no particular order, getting a lot off my chest:
- Pay is lower than the industry average. Most technicians/lab/field people operate on near minimum wage.
- Overtime is available but is strongly discouraged by upper management.
- Intrusive security measures in vehicles: Not sure how much I can say here, but in general the company truck is not a private place and if you're in a field position you will basically live in your truck. Some people are on the road for months at a time.
- Poor organizational skills at all levels. Aware of clients falling out of regulatory compliance as a result.
- I don't know of a single person I have worked with who actually enjoys it here. Incidentally apathy runs rampant and many people slack off. The result is that those who do work hard have to cleanup the messes of others. This is a common occurrence and has brought client heat on numerous occasions.
- Related to my previous point, short of management, employee turnover is quite high.
- My initial offer undercut the posted pay range by $5,000.
- Promises of management are paper thin. Was promised a holiday bonus and did not receive one. As well another coworker was promised an adjusted salary to compensate for ongoing medical expenses. They did not receive this either. This individual then left the company for unrelated pressing personal reasons, and was later made fun of for this by a certain member of management. I quote this manager saying "_____ is a bit simple." I can also quote this individual making cutting remarks about several other coworkers, and I am 100% certain they do about me too.
- Management has encouraged employees to rat on each other in regards to dissatisfaction. I understand that they want to stem the loss of people but another method needs to be determined for this. This current method risks making the work culture even more toxic. Perhaps set up an anonymous complaint jar.
- If not literally, most employees have mentally shorted MEG on the stock market.
More Personal note:
My mental health has not been great lately for the above reasons and other things that I can can't even write about. If it was not for my parents and a few supportive friends being there to let me vent, I would have to take high blood pressure medication. I can hardly wait to hand in my two weeks.
tl:dr Employee feelings regarding Montrose are bleak. Only work here in its current state if it is your only option and you need experience to leverage your resume for other applications.
