Mindless work, No work-life balance whatsoever - Field Technician Onterris Employee Review

2.0
Oct 25, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Most of the technicians are awesome guys and a few managers are genuine. -Per Diem and OT is great (submitting them is terrible) -Experience in plants -You’ll travel to some cool places you may never see otherwise. -You’ll occasionally get long periods of time off. -Never have to worry about not getting billable hours.

Cons

-You’ll learn a bunch your first month then nothing after. This a job a highschooler could do. Braindead work. -High turnover rate with experience that’s too specialized. Everyone in the field wants to leave, but has trouble because they can’t relate their work. -Too many contacts, everyone is overworked including managers. If you had time off there’s a chance you’ll need to cover a project last minute. -You need to be single and pet-less because any of those responsibilities are impossible with this work schedule/ travel. -Upwards growth is rare. They want to keep techs in the field. -Some toxic managers -Lonely work -Laughable raises and bonuses. Field techs get nada

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Onterris Response
3y
We have an open-door policy which our high performing employees take advantage. Leadership at Montrose welcomes and responds to feedback. I really wish you had provided the feedback to us, so we could address. I encourage you do so at your next employer. Kevin Gill SVP, HR

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5.0
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Pros

Company is highly adaptable. Maintains agility even though the company large. Upper management supports and encourages employee involvement.

Cons

Being a publicly traded company hinders some type of growth due to burdensome overhead.

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Onterris Response
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Thank you for the feedback and market advice. Kevin SVP Human Resources
1.0
Jun 18, 2026
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Pros

Prior to our company's acquisition with MEG/Onterris, the company had a strong culture, supportive leadership, and employees who genuinely cared about one another and the success of the business.

Cons

If your company has been acquired, pay close attention to employee reviews and take them seriously. I did, and many of the concerns raised turned out to be accurate. Employees were repeatedly assured that the acquisition would create new opportunities and that jobs were secure. In my experience, that was not the reality. Long-tenured employees were gradually pushed out while similar positions were later reposted with modified titles or responsibilities. The former ownership ultimately lost control of decisions despite assurances that little would change. Employees with years of institutional knowledge spent years implementing new procedures, documenting procedures, learning the new system, and navigating disorganized Workday implementations with minimal support. Much of the guidance consisted of being directed to read instructions on the intranet. If you are in a finance position they will let you go! They will tell you they want it all centralized in Arkansas but that's not true, there are plenty of people working remote but you will be pushed out no matter how long you've been with your company. This not only affected me but our entire team was wiped out. They didn't give us a heads up in advance to look for anything for 2 years we were told everyone was safe and I believed them. Keep an eye out for the constant restructuring of upper management as well.

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Onterris Response
1w
Thank you for a decade of contribution, and for sharing this so candidly. Change of this scale asks a lot of trust from employees, and we recognize that. We take feedback like yours seriously as we work to communicate more clearly through transitions and support the people navigating them. We'd genuinely value hearing more directly please contact our HR team at HRCorp@onterris.com so we can listen fully. Kevin Gill, SVP, HR
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