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At able services I was allowed to utilize my qualification s per the company's need. The company needed an honest, sincere, committed employee and they saw that in me, and gave me the opportunity to fill a  vacancy. No toying with a person's head. I did not have to jump unnecessary hoops. I applied, expressed my sincerity, was reviewed, and given a chance to work an honest job. Their understanding that we are human-beings, and all because we may have made some not so right or poor judgment in our lifetime, does not always define who a person truly is should you too take the time to get to know that person rather than always placing judgment as if you yourself is better than and holier than the man himself. Prejudice do not belong in the workplace if you are offering equality. It just will not fit the mold...
Because of the diversity within our group of employees, and the environment which we work, we get the opportunity to learn from each other, empower our customer service skills, time management, work independently but responsibly, the importance of our role in the position we hold, recognize the importance of each and every little or big role in a company that enable it to be a success. There will never be an "I" in team. As a team all of the "members" are able to get along with other successfully, respectfully, and peacefully. We go home and return promptly our next scheduled work day and complete the task(s) we are assigned. We take pride in every thing we do and know as work. No job is ever too small, it's a job and it plays a big part in someone's life.Thank you mr. "A" for believing in me and giving me a sincere opportunity to do what I asked you for...Work!!! God bless.

 What i like about working here is that not every day is the same routine  you wont grow tried or bored of whats to come. You'll grow excited for the new challenges ahead. This will teach you how to progressively and responsibly manage your team. Everyone at our Orange County office works closely and cooperatively to ensure each and every area meets our clients request. Clients request are satisfied regardless of the region they pertain to for example Orange County, San Diego, and Arizona. i think the hardest part of the job is finding the right personnel. People who are reliable and will take initiative in the work place. When you have a responsible and reliable team that supports you the sky is the limit. Above all i enjoy working closely with my co-workers as we are all aiming towards the same goal and that's to support and succeed together.  

Able Services purchased the Hill Group while I was an employee for the Hill Group, so I really did not get an honest chance to choose Able as my employer. I was compensated in accordance with union scale, due to the fact that I am a licensed Building Engineer and have experience, as well as a member of Local 399.  My direct manager is a very quiet man and did not engage in much conversation at all, on a daily basis. This left myself and co-worker often times confused on what we should be doing.  Every day when I would arrive at work, I would ask my boss what needed to be worked on..most of the time the response would be minimal at best. However, if certain tasks built up and we did not know they had to be completed, he would get very angry and yell or avoid us.. It was pretty strange.  The pay and benefits were good, but the lack of communication and direction was poor.  In addition to that, there was quite a bit of office chatter and gossip which actually influenced management decisions, which is pretty amateur and unprofessional to say the least.

Chief Engineer: overall management and direction of operation and maintenance personnel including Stationary Engineers, Electricians, Painters, Carpenters and landscapers along with the clerical support staff; in a diverse work environment. I have developed repair and maintenance budgets, created capital budgets and five-year forecasts. Worked with the Construction and Project Management team to develop and implement capital improvements. Developed energy conservation strategies that maximize the value of the existing assets through improved performance. Commissioned and re-commissioned mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and Fire Life Safety systems. I have been instrumental in maximizing the value to the ownership(s), on Fire Alarm design and installation, along with the strategic planning of the replacement of an existing Building Automation System, and prioritized Mechanical System upgrades.

What is the best part of working at the company?
It was close to my home and I had some autonomy I found it very interesting to learn oasis and I got to talk more with the patients 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to ask a question they got annoyed with me it took hours with the first admission and I had to watch the videos a couple of times printed out loads of paper work which coasted a lot in ink alot of repetition with the application process and they don’t want to pay you skipped a pay period all together they still owe me 315.00 and all my documentation was completed in a timely manner

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Never saw them in person they are 50 miles from me every thing was done remotely 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was pleasant quick close to my home

During my time in able services I was located in Lincoln Park residential buildings. Often times we were short staffed and had to work between both high rise buildings, but on a typical day we were in charge of one building. It’s a lot to handle when each building consist of 5 amenities, and changing at least 500lbs roll off  dumpsters; I’m a 150lb women who would change them alone oftentimes. A lot of lazy workers in different shifts that made the job frustrating, because then our shift was expected to pick up the slack. Although the  property manager and chief engineer were very nice; sometimes they were inconsiderate of how much we have to do in such amount of time. They constantly added more and more for us to do on top of our daily rounds. It became a heavy job. 

It was a great job for me starting out of college. Direct supervisors were supportive and instructive. Management was personable and involved enough to make sure that you could do your job properly without being overbearing. Pay was adequate, hours were not flexible but overtime was available on a semi-regular basis. Typical day included making regular rounds of the building and responding to HVAC/repair requests by the building tenants. Major repairs were handled by outside contractors. Workload operated on the "when it rains it pours" basis.The company was comfortable with slowly expanding responsibilities when you demonstrated the ability to fulfill them. Able operates as an outside contractor to different commercial real estate companies, so specifics will change based on which company owns the building and who they have managing the property.

The Washington building is a one man plant. The building consist of 13 floors of office space with a central plant with One 23xl carrier chiller 300 tons in size and one 30hr carrier chiller 110 tons in size. All floor are cooled with fan coil units 12 per floor there are also about 250 pieces of equipment that are my responsibility for PM’s and operation. At this site we also have a 250kw emergency generator. A large part of this position is basically taking care of this property in every way shape and form. I am also responsible for scheduling contractors, ordering parts and performing preventive maintenance on all AHU’s throughout the building, running emergency generator and electric fire pump and maintaining logs for all equipment as well and a daily log and monthly report.

Started off working here in may of 2021 had to quit early of March 2022 not even a year due to poor management/toxic environment. Would get a write up for any little thing. On top of that my engineer would talk trash about the whole maintenance crew in our building but would act like nothing when with them. Worst work experience ever here. Asked for a transfer they denied it so I had to leave . If you like to be at work all day / do stuff that you ain’t even entitled todo & ain’t getting paid for it. Cause basically I was a janitor not a engineer which they had me doing. Then this is the job for you. While you working doing people job the person who is actually getting paid for doing the job is sitting in the office.

poor management/toxic environment as well. The so called chiefs do t do anything all day but pick on the tech a’s and c’s. They leave early and barely do any work. Both Engineers would talk trash about the whole maintenance crew in our building but would act like nothing when with them. Worst work experience ever here. Asked for a better position and never got one, you pretty much have know someone.If you like to be at work all day / do stuff that you ain’t even entitled todo & ain’t getting paid for it. Cause basically I was a janitor not an engineer which they had me doing. While you working doing people job the person who is actually getting paid for doing the job is sitting in the office.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Building engineer 73 salaries reported	$46.61 per hour
Maintenance technician 42 salaries reported	$28.85 per hour
Chief engineer 27 salaries reported	$58.66 per hour
Engineer 16 salaries reported	$46.31 per hour
Cleaner 9 salaries reported	$18.35 per hour

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