Great company. Always provided me everything I need to do my job safely. The people are great too. Hope to be with Battery Systems till I retire.
Cons
While starting wage was competitive, no raise since hired 3 years ago.
PTO required to be used if available even if I wish to be unpaid when having a day off. Life requires some days off and this policy eats vacation time.
Continental Battery Systems Response
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Thanks for the note!
I am glad that you are enjoying working with your team! I agree that the people are great (and I get to work with everyone when they are in their peaks and their valleys).
Regarding wage, please give me a call, as I do not show anyone meeting your description in Sacramento. There are very few events that hold back an annual wage adjustment from taking place for our drivers.
Also, regarding unpaid time off, mangers have discretion to allow unpaid Personal Leave for employees with special circumstances that do not meet the 20 other available leaves of absence (including PTO/ETO). Please give me a call on this and I would be happy to walk you (and your manager) through it.
Best Regards,
Todd Scott
Director of HR
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Cons
Denied combined cost of living and performance increase based on a single day of lateness, resulting in a corrective action report. Company handbook specifies that any corrective action prevents receiving either increase.
Disconnected corporate structure and poor communication from main office.
Branch mostly left unsupervised but held to unclear standards without training.
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