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ABR a subsidiary for Austin Industries, is fair in some aspects of perks and benefits and poor in the other. Fair as a good work life balance, work load not heavy unless flooded with requests, perks a truck, phone,ipad, gas card most of it is new. The work they have now in Austin and San Antonio are getting way behind due to big people quitting. Not enough man power. TO MANY CHIEFS!!  They getting projects based on current man power but losing money before it even gets started. NOW Let’s talk aboutbenefits and pay? Poor. Very Poor. For a company who makes half a billion in revenue and a quarter in profit, they do not pay good at all. What ABR does is they scout the market for the position and see what they can get you at where they think your worth in between for example just for an example: let’s say a PM range is $80-$110, you have X amount of experience and you’re currently making higher than the max. Well they put you at that $110 or lower because that’s what the market cap is. Their ESOP is good don’t get me wrong it’s phenomenal. But that’s why they pay so low or “Average “ compared to other companies in the area because that’s what they price there selves on. Then the benefits??? Oh man… i’ve never seen an outrageous amount go so crazy high from 1 year to the next. and the copay and deductibles are also insane. Overall 3 stars. If you want the experience yes, long term ESOP yes, but if you want to make MONEY look somewhere else. Trust me

Austin Industries is a good, if not great, place to work.  Corporate leadership is outstanding and culture is strong, which have kept the company thriving for over 100 years.  The corporate headquarters in the Uptown district of Dallas provides a pleasant environment in which to work.  Solid base salary, generous profit sharing in the form of annual company stock and cash distributions, and decent insurance coverage make for an attractive compensation/benefits package.  Fellow employee owners are generally good-natured, competent, and fun to work with.  The only major downsides are that middle management is occasionally misguided and out of touch, the work is often routine/boring, and certain departments are addicted to constant change.

A typical day at Austin Industrial involved filing confidential paperwork from various contracted job sites, answering and directing calls(usually applicants), and performing drug tests on new hires. Also learned very helpful analysis of how payroll and billing worked. The staff is very nice and friendly at the Augusta Office. The hardest part of the job was making sure that everyone's payroll was turned in on time by 9 a.m. Monday mornings, because it has to be sent over to corporate for processing. The most enjoyable part of the job is that they make you feel like family by partaking in having meals together, remembering your birthday, and they are very understanding about needing days off.

The insurance for this company is really high and also the deductible that you have to pay before it starts to cover is ridiculous! If they didn't lie to us about it when they came and took over our company we might have a little trust in them! They came in and promised it would be similar to what we was paying then they had an information meeting with everyone that was going to switch over with Austin. When they got to the slide show about the insurance they skipped it and said more information would be in the back about it. They lied about it to keep the workers that have been there for a long time.

If you need a job until you find a goof job work here. Come in as a craft, don't do it as a laborer. They won't pay you craftsman pay, even when you get certified. They will however hire in other craftsmen, the same as you, and pay them. They pay for your school....thats their big thing. Everything else is bad. GF's won't stick up for you because then they can't move up. Pay is about the lowest, if not the lowest in the industry. Don't take this as someone with a bad experience....everyone is only there until they can find a better job somewhere else.

Horrible place to work. Refuse to buy anything for jobs, management is buddy buddy system they aint even real industrial hands running the outfit.  So they have no idea what’s going on. They refuse to buy consumables such as drill bits. All power tools are corded refuse to buy new ones. And material is a joke 
Quality of work is HORRIBLE there is no pride in the work they put up it’s slapped together. No scope of work or pin ids/location drawings for jobs. Just verbally do this, do that. Worst company I have ever worked for hands down. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
They are very much a great company to work for. Everyone is very polite and friendly to work with. I loved this company and everyone I worked with.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
We were very short staffed when I first started. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very friendly and professional.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving town around gathering material for the jobsite.

Working for Austin has been an uplifting experience it is a great company if your looking to get your foot in the door into an industrail careers. Austin offers a school program focused on you learning a trade and is a great way to practice what you learn to ever grow your knowledge in your desired trade. However benefits could be better within two years they have raised the amount i pay for my benefits and have switched providers twice. But besides that Austin is a great company to work for and build a career with.

Worked daily from monday thru friday ocassionaly on saturdays. I learned the hazards in the oil industry and how to overcome any hazardous situations with OSHA safety training. The co-workers were competitive, and managed to get alot of production done through out the day. The only struggle for me was the humid weather outside at times. However I did enjoy learning something new on the job every day thanks to the co-workers and foremans.

A typical day at work is pretty laid back long as you get the job done! I learned a lot far as hydroblasting and driving forklifts! Management is pretty good, most managers know how to make a plan and make our job safe and easier if possible! The hardest part of the job is probably digging trenches all day trying to get dry rubber out!
But if you work as a team it can happen! I love everything about my job except for the pay! I have a family too feed and have a lot of future goals to succeed in!

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