Not the worst company I've worked for, but certainly not the best - Rescue Technician Total Safety Employee Review

3.0
Feb 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Great pay - unbelievable hours - company housing / vehicles - decent equipment for field techs - good "stepping stone" job to build experience for transitioning into a job that is more worthy of becoming a career.

Cons

- Management out of touch with employees and their needs. - company does not recognize additional qualifications as deserving of higher pay rate. Someone with 15-20+ relevant certifications and 6-8 years experience makes same rate as someone with bare minimum 2 or 3 certs who just started in the industry. - company issues promotions based on favoritism rather than job performance, qualification, experience, etc. - VERY profit driven company (unwilling to sacrifice anything for the sake of employee satisfaction) - resorts to lay-offs or pay cuts at the drop of a hat - company vehicles in terrible condition / unwilling to replace fleet even after trucks have paid for themselves 3-5 times over (through mileage charge billed to customers) - corporate sometimes treats employees "like a number" rather than a human being - higher level positions in the company seem to run on the "good 'ol boy network" ; there is much growth opportunity, but only if you're "in" with someone with pull - company housing consists of 6 adult guys stuffed into a 3 bedroom apartment - company has no concept of the term "exhaustion". Employees work 100-120 hour weeks regularly with no mandated breaks/days off, which means lower management won't allow days off unless it benefits the company. Doesn't matter if you're falling asleep while driving, if they need you for a job, you're gonna be working.

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Cons

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Pros

- Very involved upper management from senior manger to president Nacey. They respond to feedback and genuinely listen to their managers. - Responsive, thorough, and friendly HR Department. - Great communication of goals and expectations, as well follow-up to stay on track.

Cons

- Extreme penny pinching; the boots on the ground do not have the equipment, ppe, and resources they need. Every request with any financial burden at all is met with pushback, even if the request is clearly necessary. Pay raises are not given, even for employees with phenomenal reviews. It's very clear that everyone is viewed as easily replaceable. - Everyone is overworked. Long hours with no pay raises for years is the standard. - Burnout seems to happen at every level.

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