Stress Engineering Services Reviews

Pros

The pay is outstanding, the little internal perks such as a fully stocked kitchen and weekly catered meals for meetings only touch the surface.

Cons

There can be some politics where territorial behavior can manifest but it is always resolved in a collegial manner

Pros

great environment and holidays off

Cons

more bonus and more training

Pros

Well paid. Good office location. Certain employees receive free lunch. There are a few amazing employees to work with.

Cons

Low morale. Non Transparent. Certain staff is overpaid. There's no real guideline as to how to be promoted or grow. Those being promoted are bringing up questions from 'lower' staff. Employees are leaving the company at an alarming rate.

Pros

At one time, salary and bonuses were among the best in the ara

Cons

Poor management, communication, financial stability and atmosphere of distrust

Pros

Diverse workplace Medium-sized company with a minimum of red tape and encumbrances. Work with smart, ethical people. Engineers generally have MS or Ph.D. Work on interesting non-cookie-cutter problems. Tools needed to do the job are made available. Paid overtime for both salaried and hourly employees for chargeable work Flexible work schedule Employee is largely responsible for employee's destiny. Discretionary portion of compensation is merit-based Generous bonuses paid when company is profitable Increasingly transparent management

Cons

Nature of our clients' markets is volatile, which can make our work load unsteady. Medium-sized company with a minimum of big-company perks. We sell into an increasingly commoditized marketplace. Employee is largely responsible for employee's destiny.

Pros

Pay is good. Exposure to a lot of clients(If you are smart, you will network and make connections for you might need them some day) in different environments but mostly Oil and Gas. Get to use a lot of equipment, depending on who you work with project manager-wise. If you're lucky, you will get to work with some of the most genuine and smart people you've ever met assuming they haven't all retired or left by now. Flexible with scheduling, to a degree.

Cons

Once Joe stepped down, the majority of leadership became self-success driven and no longer cared for the future and well-being of the company as a whole. Stress is top heavy and the bonus structure caters to the Senior level engineers and above. This ends up leaving the majority of the "hands-on" workers in the labs to be looking at a pie crumb bonus check while a higher level engineer who's had hardly any work all year may get a QUARTERLY bonus that is close or even greater than their yearly salary. One of the biggest problems in the labs is there are no set standards for promotions or how to succeed/move forward in your career. What might satisfy one PM or Lab Manager in one building means diddly squat to the next. Its pretty sad when you are trusted enough to help train others in areas and how to run equipment, but one year later that trainee is now promoted above you with less experience or qualifications. It's all about who you know and being buddy buddy with the right people. Safety is not a real priority. There are a good amount of folks there who work safe and smart, but the only time something is rendered as a serious safety topic is after the accident or near-miss has already occurred. Many times workers in the labs are being put in situations that are not always thought through and it's a matter of "Should I say no, and stay safe" or "I can't say no because I might lose my job or be kicked off the project/made fun of".

Pros

Used to be a good company to work for if you are an engineer. Interesting problems every once in a while, flexible schedule, and smart people around you.

Cons

The practice leader proved himself to be incompetent - no business development, improper personnel management. What is left is a group of highly paid non-producers and young engineers who have nowhere else to go due to their visa status. This is to be expected when performance does not affect your compensation or position in the company. Management encourages individuals to throw something at the wall to see if anything sticks, instead of identifying opportunities themselves and guiding the group to a certain direction. Still no transparency or honesty from the practice leader, who thinks everything will be a-okay once the company starts making more money. Keeps making up excuses and tries to instill false optimism about the careers of the engineers he is "supervising", instead of treating people fairly. Just a lot of words with no substance or honesty. You would think they might actually start caring about the employees after losing a number of good people, but the attitude at the top is still the same. Their solution is to have a bunch of social events, which I find very funny.