Mean, vengeful owners - Office Assistant RC Engineering and Construction Management Employee Review

Management is very friendly. The pay is great. PTO and holidays are separate accounts. Insurance premiums are low.

Jobs are temporary, and they don't have some of the benefits other companies have; i.e., paid bereavement. Insurance premium for spouse is high.

I was hired for a special project and submitted a written test at the company's request to prove my competence and expertise. I was impressed that the selection process was strict and selective; the pay was very good; most people at the supervisory level and below were helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable.

I was not supplied with an office, desk, my own computer plus software, or any written directions for using the database or word processing program. My "workstation" was the owner's laptop on a small temporary desk in her office. I was given short, terse, verbal directions on how to access the documents to proofread and edit. I took frantic notes during this "training session." And then the owner disappeared into meetings. It was sometimes difficult to find others who had some time to physically show me the document file access (remember, I was given only brief verbal directions). However, everyone but the owner was patient with me. Due to the fact that I wasn't "working fast enough" on the project, I was let go two weeks later with no warning and no explanations (other than not working fast enough for the owner).