Pros
Considering my 10+ years in the alam industry & 5 in mechanical/technical... here are my thoughts.... Bay Alarm offers. Steady work. Company vehicle. Competitive pay (according to statistics. Doesn't fit cost of living in California). Great classroom training (when offered). Little to no supervision needed (as a technician ). I lucked out with some of the managers being helpful & understanding the value of relationships, positive moral. The culture aspect is probably varied from branch to branch. Most employees are helpful, professional & kind.*see cons for exceptions. Bay also offers scholarship programs for longer term employees kids. Bay has been known to take care of its employees (& spouses) who were in serious need.
Cons
Rotation of 24 hour on call. Facial hair rule sucks, make technicians look young and "unseasoned" & coverage of tattoos. .its 2016!! Unfortunately Bay emplyoys a "handful" of long term employees (managers/records/admin) who are rude/short, unprofessional, & unhelpful their colleges. (We're all on the same team, it would awesome if people could remember that...especially to the new hires. I've noticed a fairly decent turnover...I almost was a statistic because of this "at times seemingly unjust" broken machine at corporate. (Just a mere observation as well as here say from other employees )..but I have a pay check to earn. For new hires..the "bay way" IS a learning curve. *Bay prides themselves on hiring nice people! (Maybe folks are jaded). If I am rude/short/unhelpful I WILL get written up and or fired. I agree with Bay being "strict".. I'm sure we can blame ex & current employees for this. Not to mention branch management makes a ton more than middle management & higher level technicians. When is a branch manager oncall? Lmfao! **what i will say. Which is true for any job.."Do your part, be helpful, be the bigger person(be professional & kind), get the job done, work hard, be attiminant about enrollment of higher level classes, & you will be successful at Bay!: