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The toughest part of this job for me was my limitations of understanding in structural engineering and learning a new  drafting program.  This was my first position as a draughtsman but my manager and team were quite helpful in teaching me how to create drawings for DOT and municipal projects.  There was a slight gap in how they were able to teach me how their company operated and certain aspects of civil engineering given the vast difference in my education level and and experience versus theirs.  My co-workers were mostly of the highest professional caliber and understanding and centered upon team success.  The most enjoyable part of working at this civil engineering firm was finishing plans for submission and seeing all the different aspects of different come together from the beginning stages to job completion.
It was tough to see their workload shift from plan preparation to engineering consultation thus making my position a luxury they could no longer justify supporting at the Cleveland office.

During concrete pours, days begin as early as 4a.m. and laborers serve to escort/direct trucks to the site in the dark.   Additionally, there is a strong focus on and safety presence onsite during the scheduled 50-hour work weeks.  Plant/client field safety and supervisory team members display their professionalism by being involved in all aspects of the project.  Personal dedication and involvement is both expected and appreciated by supervision as a whole, evidenced by recognition, rewards, and the support of all coworkers' ability to exercise the stop work authority.  Overall, this is a good company to work for short-term, but be aware that promotion opportunities are severely limited.

A typical work day for me starts at 4am, where newly poured concrete requires layout for vertical form placement. Once this is accomplished my team is then required to provide layout on new decks to be poured in the near future this can all these exercises can take up to 12 hours to complete.

Management is a group of your professionals who place emphases on production always

I work in a very diverse environment where I get to interact with a lot of people (co-workers) from different cultures

The hardest part of my Job I would say is the time I'm required to report to work and the long hours each that keeps me away from my young kids.

The most enjoyable this would be all the new and exciting things I'm exposed to everyday that enhances my knowledge daily

Begin work promptly at 7.  Days usually start off slow but there is plenty of busy work to keep you occupied.  There is a lot of improvising done during the day as the clients would run into issues with onsite quality or missing delivery/window times.  

There are a lot of hard working people there.  I enjoyed most of the people I dealt with but there are a few people that make the workplace hostile.  Talking behind other's backs.  

Hardest part of the job was when people called at the last moment for material that should have already been planned for.

Management was not so great.  They made overall assumptions about your work without knowing the details.  Not understanding and generally a bad attitude.

I was trained by a person who by a supervisor who had no idea how to train someone. It was not constructive.  I was told to do something with no insight on why I was doing it or how it effected  the job or other employees, (i.e. This is what this does, this is why we're doing it, this is where it goes from here, etc.) Communication with other employees was not supported.  I was dismissed right before my 90 day probationary period what through, with no explanation as to why.  They said I was argumentative, though I don't recall ever arguing with anyone.  I always asked "why", but got no answer.  I was told by my colleagues to never ask any questions, just do what they say.  But I didn't do that, I always asked "why are we doing it this way?"  So I was fired.

The field project engineer (5 quarter program) is really beneficial for a young upcoming person out of college to get their feet wet in construction. you spend 3-4 month learning different things in the construction field. the 5 quarter are carpenter, line&grade,pump/place finish,project engineer, estimating or formwork engineer. The work you do both in the field and office is very rewarding. The upper management is really supportive and wanted to see you succeed. Baker takes safety very seriously 

They'll get you on with a decent Salary (for 40 hours) and then work you so many hours that you feel like you are paying them...60 plus...Hours a week.. I worked one project 10 hours 4 days Friday 8 and then Saturday & Sunday for 8 to 10 hours a week for 9 months straight Got off 2 Sundays a month and after that I received a bonus of $3600 after tax..was being paid $1200 a week. Do the math on that..as a Layout Surveyor and I also calculated everything including the amount of concrete needed.... They have you come in in the middle of the night at all different hours also so they can run all the concrete trucks without traffic...great for them.basically they burn you out and get another..

What is the best part of working at the company?
Raking Concrete, I'll join another union if Baker wants me to. I retired last year. I still can work. I run 3.5 miles 3 times a week.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I like to work keeps me in good shape. I have a grand daughter that I want to be able to help help her with schooling.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I like staying busy makes my day go by. And Baker has stuff that needs done.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Well my Grandfather didn't agree with me about work keeping in good condition. He used to pull a sixteen foot by him self. I think if I do a good job everyday that should be good enough.

I got hired as a bus driver there I said African American man the whole time I was there the workers put you through a stressful environment and a lot of obstacles management sucks and they will push you out the company I was put through a lot of obstacles working there and it was very stressful and it was a lot of Mexicans I was working around that didn't like me that's just the honest truth they were forcing me out the company I would not recommend working for this company it's a very biased and racial company and many times my check was short changed

I'm extremely fortunate to work daily with some of the smartest, hardest-working people I've ever known.  The most challenging part of the job is breaking out of the "attorney" paradigm and proving yourself to be a pragmatic problem-solver and leader who can have positive bottom-line impact to all business units.  The best part of the job is regularly assisting our co-workers and clients with time-sensitive and practical advice on a variety of topics.  

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