Aspect Reviews

frequent movement from team to team

The company professes a 'family' feel throughout all the interviews, however this did not translate into the actual job. All the ecologists are overworked and gratitude from the higher-ups is not common. No overtime pay or credit-time is given and ecologists are expected to work many hours over with little recompense. Field ecologists were expected to complete multiple back-to-back dawn and dusk bat surveys, followed by reptile surveys often immediately after in the morning, due to the last summer's heat. This lead to multiple periods where I felt I was unsafe to drive, but continued anyway for fear of reprisals. The company also charges the client a higher amount of mileage than they provide to the staff member driving their own vehicle, meaning the company makes money off the staff driving their own vehicles for work - which I found very disappointing. After 10,000 miles (which you will do) the mileage reimbursement also decreases significantly - a respectable company would not do this. In general, there is a lack of good communication between the ecologists and management, and a misunderstanding of the stress the overworking presents. I would not recommend this company to seasonal workers or permanent applicants.