Raba Kistner Reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(78 total reviews)
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Chris Schultz

70% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Raba Kistner has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 78 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Raba Kistner employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
18 Nov 2021

Demoralizing

Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you have no other life/responsibilities - you can work 24 hours straight with no repercussions

Cons

MORALS -A warning to their clients - Raba Kistner has untrained, UNCERTIFIED workers. They couldn't care less about the accuracy or technique, so long as they maintain/recruit more contracts and money keeps pouring. Where that money goes, no one knows as lab/field workers/some supervisors are severely underpaid. -Suspiciously understaffed all the time. Honestly, I feel they're comfortable overworking current employees because at least they don't have to pay multiple people hourly. MANAGEMENT -Don’t respect your time. They will overwork you on the pretense that you’re being ‘compensated’. You’re really not - they pay less than local pizza places, but are ballsy enough to expect you to take on multiple roles in the lab. -If you decide not to do more than your job requires - you create a problem for yourself. They’re so understaffed that any untouched work is going to come back to haunt you anyways. -Engineers and front office workers are pleasantly isolated from the sweatshop in the back. They expect data/pickups on time and really don't care how -They will completely ignore the fact that you’re underpaid and overworked. They expect you to show up and churn out results like you’re a machine. Won’t compensate you monetarily, let alone appreciate you. Turnover is extremely high!! SAFETY -OSHA needs to visit - this place is extremely unsafe. They have a makeshift ‘fume hood’ made of plywood.

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Raba Kistner Response
4y
We are sorry to hear about your concerns. We want every Raba Kistner employee to have a positive experience with us. Safety and quality are always our priority. We would like to share with you efforts that are underway to manage the high growth environment in our Austin office. Our core value of Integrity calls for communicating openly, honestly and respectfully. We encourage you to contact us directly so we can have a conversation.
1.0
22 Oct 2021

This office is a problem

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Pros

Lots of OT, company truck, good benefits

Cons

You’re just another person to them. They look at everyone as replaceable. No communication between management. Need to pay more to keep people. They could give people that have early morning pours notice before 3:00pm instead of waiting till 5:00pm to let someone know they have a pour at 1:00am. This office is a joke right now. They say they can’t pay more either but they need infrastructures help and they make more than us and they pay for their hotel and per diem but can’t give us a raise.

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Raba Kistner Response
4y
We are sorry to hear about your experience. We want every employee to have a positive experience at Raba Kistner. Please ensure that you contact the Human Resources Department to discuss your concerns. We strive to create the best working environment for all employees.
2.0
7 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

This company is pretty old. It has been there for decades. That is the only thing I liked about it.

Cons

The adamant attitude and arrogant nature of the management is a huge problem. They don't want to change the way they do things or listen to reason. Often, they made decisions that led to unwanted chaos. They make an employee feel stressed all the time by micromanaging them. You won't even get 5 minutes without someone interfering in your work. It was an awful leadership style!

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Raba Kistner Response
2y
We're sorry to hear about your concerns. We want everyone to have a positive experience at Raba Kistner. Please reach out to our director of human resources to share any additional feedback.
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