Transcat reviews

As a nationwide company, Transcat has labs all over and it seems like there is no consistency between any of them. The managers all run things differently and treat the people that work under them differently. The pay is also all about what your manager will give you. I've heard that as long as you can be a 24/7 brownnosser, then maybe they'll consider speaking up for you. There never seems to be enough people in any department to handle the amount of work. Not sure if they are trying to keep costs low or what, but it puts a strain on everyone. Managers talk about advancement opportunities (going from a tech 1 to tech 2) but I only know a few people who have actually been put on a path for promotion. The overall support from the corporate office is next to nothing. I don't think they really understand what the employees actualyl do. The HR department doesn't seem to have a clear idea of what they should be doing and trying to get an answer from someone usually turns into getting bounced between 3 or 4 people before someone will give you an answer. I think they must have had a series of changes in the past year or so because people have different titles now, but it doesn't matter because they still are unhelpful and clueless as ever. Also seems like they have a hard time holding onto people on the team, which might be telling.