This company does not care about you - Mechanical Engineer Quest Global Employee Review

1.0
May 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

One good thing about working here is the flexibility of hours. You can pretty much come and go without getting hassled by management (differing depending on who your manager is), as long as it's reasonable. If you want to skip out early on a Friday, it's not problem as long as you get your work done. Overtime is also an option when the engineering department is swamped, which can be nice. You get paid time (not time and a half).

Cons

Someone in upper management at this center has a motto which everyone knows: "fake it until you make it". There is no technical career path here. You get exposed to some entry level tasks, which are great to start out with, but that is about all you can do. The only way to move ahead (or get any sort of significant raise) is to go into management, which means you won't be doing any engineering work. My benefits are not good for an engineering company. There is a 401k match, however, it is abysmal. Starting salaries are low, and raises are even lower. You will have to work here for at least 4 years in order to hit the average starting salary for a mechanical engineer in Connecticut. You will get a sense that nobody in management cares about you or the company, just hitting metrics. They won't fire people so they can hit their attrition metrics, even when customers complain daily. Metrics are taken more seriously than good business decisions, and that is not a good sign.

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5.0
May 13, 2026
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Pros

Great way to fast pace your career growth Learn a lot about growing a business and owning P&Ls early on in your career Company gives back to employees Work life balance

Cons

Starting to see more red tape issues arising in the organization lower pay scale

2.0
Jul 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly good people to work with. A couple bad apples. Flexible work schedule and accommodating when possible.

Cons

This is not a long term employer. No such thing as a direct hire full time employee. It is a contract company and when a contract is complete, so is your paycheck and/or job. True from junior employees up through executive staff. If you don't have billable hours to a contract, beware of the furlough/layoff. Very high turnover of employees. The bottom line will always win.

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