Does USIC pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, USIC employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at USIC. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at USIC?

44% of USIC employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated USIC 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at USIC?

Utility Locate Technician (442) , Utility Locator (334) , Technician (51) , Locator (46) , Lead Technician (27) , Underground Utility Locator (27) , Supervisor (26) , Locate Technician (15) , Field Technician (11) , Manager (10) , Utility Line Locator (10) , Senior Technician (9) , Utilities Locator (9) , District Manager (7) , Field Service Technician (7)

What are the pros of working at USIC according to real employee reviews?

"Decent pay and as many hours as you can handle." ((in 104 reviews)); "Good benefits for insurance and life." ((in 46 reviews)); "Great people to work with" ((in 21 reviews)); "lots of freedom and a company truck" ((in 15 reviews)); "A lot of great coworkers." ((in 10 reviews))

What are the cons of working at USIC according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management; hard to move up; quantity over quality" ((in 98 reviews)); "Long hours in the summer caused me not to see my daughter for three weeks and we live in the same house." ((in 77 reviews)); "+ Some bad supervisors" ((in 43 reviews)); "No work/life balance you live eat sleep and breath USIC" ((in 39 reviews)); "Horrible upper management, they ignore problems going on in dispatch like we are a foreign country right inside the office!" ((in 34 reviews))

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What are the top reviewed USIC locations?

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USIC reviews

2.9

44% would recommend to a friend

(1,461 total reviews)

Richard Batelaan

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

USIC has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 1,461 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The USIC employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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1K reviews

1.0

May 4, 2011

Worst employer I've worked for

Utility locator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company truck, decent benefits and 401k, get to work outside, supervisor usually leaves you alone if you do your job right.

Cons

Overly high expectations set by supervisors and upper management, inadequate pay, hard to move up in the company unless you know someone, raises are typically annual but often put on "freeze" because of the economy, then IF you "qualify" it's often less than 3%. Technicians are micro-managed by using GPS.

USIC Response

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We take the feedback from our current and past employees very seriously and we welcome it. Thank you for sharing your feedback. It will only help to make us better. Throughout the past year, we have added a large number of technicians and have plans to add additional technicians as needed. We are continually improving our training program, as well. We believe these changes will lead to less turnover and create a better working environment and better work/life balance for our technicians.

3.0

Mar 4, 2009

Good unskilled/Unappreciated Job

Locator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You have no boss looking over your shoulder. You know what you must complete each day. You get the feeling of satisfaction for a job well done.

Cons

You are expected to work long hours when needed, including overnight when on call. Furthermore all good deeds are forgotten with a single missed step. The focus of management seems to be more done faster, yet they demand that you take your time and get jobs done correct this creates a serious paradox. Further referal bonuses were removed at the start of the year, and since they take 18 months before any get paid the removal cut many people out of money.

4.0

Jan 14, 2009

It's an ok job but the pay could be better for the duties.

Technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting a work truck was cool. Training was okay. The people out there on the street were really cool too. I don't have too many bad things to say about the job.

Cons

Long hours and long jobs. High stress for meeting deadlines. Working in multiple areas were quite rough too, just when you get to know a plant a new one comes along.

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