Equipment & Controls Reviews

Change of Presidency had a negative impact Too much nepotism Very clicky HR Department not qualified Management team does not understand day or day operations

The following information is solely an opinion based on firsthand experience. Work here if you're okay with being the low man on the totem pole for your entire career. If you want to do the bare minimum and never progress as an engineer or technical specialist, please apply. No one is looking out for you, and to paraphrase many members of management, everyone is 100% replaceable. The term "Engineer" is used very lightly. Ultimately you'll be a glorified control valve product catalog reader and customer service agent, processing orders, return, and filing customer complaints. You'll get a lot of experience writing down credit card information on a note pad and sending it via Word doc to the order entry team. - The office culture revolves around gossip. Groups of employees will huddle up for hours talking about whomever they don't like that day. - Very little opportunity for advancement. Management makes you interview for every step on the career ladder (i.e. Engineer I to Engineer II, etc.). Even after providing evidence and pleading your case, there's a good chance you're staying put. Those who do get promoted get little to no raise. - Raises are terrible anyway, on average of 1-2.5% per year, barely keeping up with COLA. - Zero guidance on how to grow your career. Management recommends "lateral moves" between company divisions but these do nothing to promote any career growth over peers who have not engaged in "lateral moves" - New CEO took over and is perceived as turning the company into a meat grinder. He has a zero percent approval rating (as of the time of this review) for a reason!! - Company focuses solely on the oil & gas market. This means huge layoffs every 3-4 years, in line with the energy market's health - it's very cyclical. There is decreased focus on true customer satisfaction and turned all attention to sales metrics instead - too bad their Salesforce implementation failed or else he'd at least be able to do that properly! - Upper management positions is filled with cronies (middle-aged yacht club types) and people of very similar personalities, turning the company into an echo chamber, while ignoring all honest advice from employees at all levels. - Management has no diversity of experience or demographic, increasing the amplitude of the echo chamber effect. Seems like they're looking for yes-men, not thinkers and problem solvers. Go against the current and offer opinions that differ will only put you on the blacklist - but then complains when no one gives feedback... wonder why?? - Kept the office open when there was a confirmed active COVID case. These jobs can be done from home just the same (or better) as in the office. - No focus or respect for technical prowess or expertise, and very little opportunities for formal training. All learning is on the job while drinking from a fire hose so it never goes well and employees are left feeling lost. General opinion is that management knows very little about the products they offer. Avoid like the plague - your career and personal happiness will thank you. The front line workers are great but unfortunately that's where the fun ends.