Vantaggi
-8 hour days flew by, especially in the field.
-Could actually have a life outside of work.
-Occasional field overtime available, though often with no notice and expected.
Svantaggi
-Company is run on the cheap by a private equity aftermarket parts owner (ITR) focused on squeezing it dry before selling.
-Constant turnover due to poor leadership and outdated systems.
-Expected to buy your own tooling because the company supplies almost nothing beyond cheap consumables.
-Cracked or unlicensed diagnostic software (CAT ET, SIS, Service Advisor, Insite, etc). Foreman said if I connected to the internet or damaged the laptop, I'd be paying for it.
-Archaic paperwork systems with carbon copies that can take up to an hour to fill out and get client signatures on. Often done on personal time.
-Management expects technicians to be fully tooled like a shop while providing virtually nothing.
-Safety culture is non-existent. On-boarding stresses lockout procedures, but no one actually locks anything out.
-Requests for basic safety gear like an eyewash bottle were brushed off for weeks with “I’ve never needed one in my career.”
-Outdated equipment, cracked laptops, minimal resources, and constant cost-cutting create daily frustration.
-Fired me after giving two-week notice where I could've worked longer but I wanted to be professional for.