GARAGE SUPPORT (Former Employee), HOUSTON TEXAS – March 3, 2016
Pros: AMBITIOUS
Cons: UNFAIRNESS
I worked at AMERITFLEET SOLUTIONS over two years. I came there after retiring from truck driving for 20yrs. I sold my truck and wanted a life off of the road.Well boy was I in for a eye opener.
In the Houston location. In that time I had 5 managers. Most quit. One of them was fired! When I initially accepted the position it came with a condition that we prepare the Garages which are only three. And they did not want to use the 3rd one.??? I were among those first hired. And right from the start my passion was evident. We painted and affixed decals and signs .We waited with pride for our grand opening. We thought this was a place we could grow with. But
Shortly after we opened our manager quit. And from there- it was just a disaster. We were visited by the chief operations officer. The culture there is so filled with unprofessionalism &lazy employees. It is so bad that the chief operations came and held a meeting and passed out one hundred dollar bills to mechanics who fixed the vehicles properly.Most of the time I did all of the work in the garage. While others just pretended to work or flat out did nothing.
Even HR eventually did come after 2yrs because there I had been too many complaints. I were threatened by a coworker. And it took a lot to get them to do something about it. The manager at that time flatly said to me" he did not care". Everyone that I began that job with did quit. and I regret not following there lead.
I voluntarily adjusted my schedule to come into work at 6:00am for awhile. 2 hours before we opened to help the operation . Worked overtime whenever asked and I were asked immediately after I returned from my honeymoon! Ameritfleet say's in their literature :AFS EXECUTIVE TEAM DETERMINES THE AREAS IN WHICH LAYOFFS OCCUR.WITHIN A LAYOFF UNIT,THE ORDER IN WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE LAID OFF IS GOVERENED BY APPLICABLE BUISNESS NEEDS,RANK,LENGHT OF SERVICE,AND OTHER FACTORS
I WERE AMONG THE FIRST HIRED AND AMONG THE FIRST THROWN OUT OF THE DOOR
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And I can tell you right now THE EXECUTIVE TEAM don't even know about my OTHER FACTORS
