Ozinga reviews

Deceptive practices include 1. Paying less than minimum wage during 2 week training period. You'll average about $3-$4 per hour. How they get away with this is mind blowing. It's illegal. 2. They use you during training period. Because they know that you are not costing them anything. They work you long hours and use you for additional manual labor, even past 12 hours. The trainer even goes home and leaves you to work. 3. They promise "Plenty of hours". The hiring Manager, even promised "Oh ya, you'll get 40 hours right now during the summer and fall season, then it will drop off due to inclement weather". This is nonsense. At the Wheatfield location, even the drivers with some seniority are lucky to get 1-2 days per week. 4. Pay differential. I was recruited under the preface that pay was $34 per hour. But was then steered to the Wheatfield location where the starting pay is $20 per hour. BIG difference. Nonsense. I am an OTR truck driver with over 6 years experience. $20 an hour is an insult. Doesn't matter if I'm driving in the corn fields or in the city. 5. Blatant dishonesty and misleading promises to try and keep drivers only for when they need them. Good luck getting a straight answer to your questions, especially about hours. 6. Assigning uneducated little boys to do their training who haven't a clue what they are doing. Its a joke.

There is absolutely no room for growth. They'll post a job without asking anyone in the department. Unless you bypass "protocol" in a cut throat manner, you'll never go anywhere. The building contains too many people that have been there way too long/aren't advancing with the times. They micromanage those that do their job & do it well but then have others in the same department who barely lift a finger and can get away with just about anything. Long, long, long summer hours (which are not comped in any way) and in the winters you have to "find ways to look busy" when everyone knows you're not busy.....still expected to be in your chair for 8 hours every day. The women are very cliquey and gossip. They pretend to be your friend to get information then go around spreading rumors and lies. I don't think the owners are aware of most of what actually goes on in the building. They promote "One Ozinga" as in all should fall under the same rules. But for some departments, the rules don't apply. Working remote is no longer an option (even for those far more productive at home) yet there are other departments that don't come in even once a week to the office. Depending on who your "higher up" is, depends on the type of treatment you receive. Poor, poor, management. Unqualified people in positions that they shouldn't be in. Terrible pay for the hours put in. They make a generous contribution to your 401k and hold it over your head as part of your "salary package". If you want more money, don't bother asking.