Pros
-Travel perks including paid meals, airline miles and status, rental car days, ability to visit and experience nearly all of the continental US.
-Once on assignment, independent working environment
-Commission on parts and service, monthly travel incentives
-Service manager (current) understands position and will lead by example. Will never ask his service team to do anything he wouldn't.
-Opportunity for entry-mid level technical position. With an A.S. and few years of experience, this can be opportunity to enter the bio-medical industry.
-Service team very close. We constantly communicate with and support each other.
Cons
-Travel will be >75%. On average of 4 days out of state per week. Often rerouted, extended, and extensive driving. Position will be living out of suitcase and toolbox.
-Small organization with <40 employees, yet you will be reporting to several administrative supervisors or department heads. Service manager has little power to control anything.
-Sales, not service, minded culture. Consistently pressured to make spare parts sales, service visits, and equipment evaluations.
-Required, unpaid overtime, weekends, and holidays. Also will deduct PTO for taking time off for appointments and other tasks that require 2 hours or more (this is in question of being legal). I have witnessed and fell victim to working over 40 hours in 4 days, then required to report to office on Friday with several other technicians to do menial work and support sales.
-Mid-level management is very condescending and threatening. Not inspiring to service team.