exp Energy Services: Interesting Projects, Variable Workloads, & Nice People - GIS Technician EXP Employee Review

4.0
Jan 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

+ Company acquires big, interesting projects + Tasks are pretty well delegated and spread among employees + Great management style if you like to work independently and can actively ask for guidance when needed + Work fluctuates seasonally, so you may have busy quick-fire weeks where you're working dense 9-10 hr days and even weekends, and then you could have several weeks of down time to recoup and even spend time learning new skills + Flexible work day opportunities -- 7-3 some days, 9-5 other days, with overtime interspersed -- This is an international company, so someone is up and working somewhere any time of the day. + Good amount of Personal Time Off (PTO) offered. exp has done away with "sick days" and considers it all PTO + Small amount of 401k matching + People are generally easy to talk to here -- feel free to ask advice on how to go about completing a task if you're not sure

Cons

- Management style is pretty hands-off, so if you're uncomfortable asking your own questions and not being offered guidance this particular management style may be grating to your nerves - Deadlines can pop up seemingly out of nowhere (from a non-manager perspective) and pretty large deliverables need to be out-the-door the next day or two (This occurs at an acceptable amount at this time though.) - This is a consulting firm, so exp is running on 'client time', and may not necessarily offer the accurate/best amount of time to get a task done

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Direct managers within the office are nice people. Colleagues are also nice. Opportunity for career growth if you stick around long enough. Some interesting projects.

Cons

*USA offices * Decision-makers at the top of the chain get to have the benefits of remote work (employees remotely work-sharing across offices) but do not allow employees to do the same (if you’re working with a completely remote team you must still come into the office). Despite having proven through the COVID-era that employees can successfully work remotely senior leadership is planning a full return to office 5 days/wk. Lousy healthcare benefits, below-avg compensation. Employees with less than 40 hrs/wk of project work are forced to create technical documents to justify charging to company time when the root cause is the firm not winning projects.

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