Rural Metro reviews

2.6

34% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)
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Mike Ragone

23% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

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5.0
Sep 28, 2015

Good workplace Good experience

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Pros

People say a lot of negative things about Rural Metro but I had nothing but good experiences with them. You get good job experience, and if you want to move to Fire this is one of the best opportunity.

Cons

Low Wage for a lot of hours but thats what the industry is. But you can pick up plenty of shifts and lots of overtime and double time.

1.0
Aug 26, 2015

Emt b

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Pros

24 hour shifts.... For now but on a daily basis they threaten to get rid of this and go to 12 hour shifts. That would be a pay cut of 40%. Literally putting me in poverty. Making just about 20k a year

Cons

Pay, management always treating to write you up, being told your disposal on a weekly basis, constant move up to cover area that they won't staff, not enough units, each dispatchers makes up own move up plan, no accountability for dispatchers, getting held over on a regular basis, moral at a all time low. And when I like its at the bottom, well the next week it just gets worse. Managers will follow you around in their private cars just to try and catch you doing something wrong, this has turned into a temporary job, people quit or walk out on a daily basis, 70% of the company has less then two years with the company. After working here 8 years, I know make less then I did when I started. Haven't gotten a raise in forever. No hires make almost the same as people with 10+ years experience. Please for the love of God, go work anywhere else. It's not worth the stress and aggravation.

2.0
Aug 18, 2015

EMT-B

Anonymous employee
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Pros

good training and experience

Cons

low pay, long hours, poor management

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