Fesco Reviews

3.2

56% would recommend to a friend

(74 total reviews)
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77% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

Fesco has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 74 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fesco employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Construction, repair and maintenance industry (3.7 stars).

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74 reviews
3.0
2 May 2016
Recommend
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Pros

They will hire you without any experience and you will make good money as a bottom hand. Sometimes I would come back from working weeks on end and have 3 to 4 checks waiting on me. Per diem/day bonus/paycheck. Made about 100k my first full year but that was when the oilfield was busy. And you got to travel and see most of the state and other states sometimes.

Cons

All depends on price of oil! You have no life outside of work because you are working so much. Most I worked was about 2 to 3 months straight with a few days off here and there sometimes 48 hours straight rigging up. You have to prove yourself to your district manager to start taking weekends off and vacation which thankfully I was on his good side. They always bragged about never laying anybody off but recently they have had plenty of layoffs.

2.0
12 Apr 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Anybody can do this work...regardless of their background/education

Cons

There is no consistency in training. Therefore almost all promotions are based on subjective values (i.e. does your district manager like you...do you work on your weekends off). FESCO has a terrible safety culture. Again, like the training ...there is no consistency or emphasis on safety. If you think something is unsafe and you voice your opinion, expect a decrease in hours. Upper management does not lead by example. Senior management stated a policy of suspended annual bonuses for hourly employees in 2009 (2010, 2011...despite increasing revenue stream)...but paid out bonuses to upper management. Additionally, most of the upper management team is made up of "old hands," who lack the knowledge or experience to expand/broaden their business model. When the founder of the company officially relenquishes control of the company to his son...the best thing the son could possibly do for his employees is to sell the company to a larger/publicly-traded entity. This might bring about potential upgrades in equipment, an adoption of a legitimate safety culture, the elimination of ineffective/unqualified senior managers and suspicious bid/contracting procedures. If you have a professional background, (BA/BS, MS/MBA etc.) do not work for this company...your education will be resented, and you will most likely be significantly underpaid when compared to your industry peers.

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