gis technician

it support specialist

engineer

technician

software engineer

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.

Very unprofessional/toxic work environment! Bad employee morale that no one takes seriously, not even HR! I saw many red flags in that company almost from the very beginning! 
My observations in a nutshell: 
A co-worker jokingly said when she saw me arrive at the office on a Monday morning following my first week of employment: “Oh, she came back!” followed by: “Your first week must have not been bad!” That was a bad joke in reference to their turnover issue..Very unprofessional!
Several employees (including management) openly cussed while I was there and talked about some topics that were inappropriate to discuss in a work environment in my opinion.
Excessive gossiping/whispering/closing of office doors (obviously trying to hide something!) instead of focusing totally on their job (never run into so much work gossip before in a workplace/project environment!).
Management doesn't care about you. Some of management even joked while I was there for everyone in the office to hear about my former boss’s (shall remain nameless) bad behavior stating in so many words: If anyone has a problem with anyone in the office, it’s always about my former boss and other co-workers thought it was funny..I was sitting at my desk shocked that I was even hearing that! They will also be quick to give someone else power if that person (an assigned supervisor) wants to impulsively/unfairly lay off or fire a subordinate (has happened many times according to the HR staff member there..Never inquired about that, I was told that voluntarily).
HR doesn't care either about the employees and even partakes in office gossip (Multiple times I heard the HR staff member there say: “I’m just here to gossip”, HR staff member even had many closed door conversations with my former boss which appeared excessive and checked up on employees often, and even told me on two occasions that I could leave early if I want when a lot of employees left early a few times, but I never did, I put in my time like an honest worker. Also, several co-workers knew right off the bat what city I lived in and I suspect that, that HR staff member may have divulged what city I live in b/c I did not volunteer that information..If that HR staff member volunteered that information, that's just wrong! That's confidential information!
My former boss would purposely exclude me from some tasks that I should have been involved in (An all staff meeting more than once, etc.)..Never been disrespected like that before at any other job I’ve had! And this particular boss, rumor has it that 5 people complained/left b/c this boss is notoriously difficult to work with and this former boss has not been there long..The Financial Analyst I replaced allegedly wasn’t delegated tasks by my former boss, was not included in staff meetings and had to find work to do elsewhere..An old co-worker voluntarily shared that information..She also shared that my former boss has nothing good to say about anyone even if you are a really good worker in so many words. 
I can see why that occurred based on my experience..long story..worst boss I've ever had! Very mean spirited, unfair, impatient, over the board perfectionistic (would get bent out of shape/show her true colors if anyone made a mistake a lot of the time as if she never made any mistakes), impulsive, unrealistic, wasn't totally clear on expectations, not really good at providing on the job training when need be, encouraged you to ask questions but sometimes pushed you away when you asked questions, lied to management that I never asked questions at one point, a type A micromanager when I was included in tasks specific to my job, does not know how to properly manage/supervise a subordinate and was all around very unprofessional! 
Other negatives: Poor leadership, processes are largely not documented/confusing at times, and turnover is high (they will even be quick to let you go based on someone else's unfair perception of you w/o talking to you first and maybe placing you on a performance improvement plan)..Your actual job performance doesn't matter if you don't fit in their "good ole boys" work culture that is very present there!

A typical day at work was typically characterized by simultaneous, demanding work item requests and schedule with not time for training.Most of the work items were not made easier by the proper resources of technicians and test equipment

I learned an quite about about their SSD product line and the use of tools to characterize them.

Most of te co-workers were good but there was a sense of technical snobbery.

The hardest part of the job was having enough time and resources to do all the work items and with avoiding dumb mistakes caused by demands of others and schedule.

The management - they managed and control by fear and there was no job stability for the long term. There were penny raises or none.
There was not performance review the last year and I was not notified of this. There was not any bonus plans. Management squander hundreds of thousands of dollars on the wrong equipment and the wrong choices for product development.

Comtech EF Data, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation (NASDAQ: CMTL), designs and manufactures an assortment of satellite communications equipment deployed in commercial and government applications around the world. They are a well-respected leader in the industry with a great reputation and stability in the marketplace (division was established in 1984).

Comtech EF Data has a diverse workforce where employees are treated fairly and with great respect. They offer staff growth and professional development by challenging our employees. They have internal promotion opportunities and encourage learning by tuition reimbursement, seminars, and internal and external training. They have a safe and fun work environment with good employee relations. They offer competitive benefits and salary structure.

Typical day included ensuring that all corporate systems are up and accessible, installation of software and hardware, trouble shooting desktop and server issues. backing up of data and provide customer service when asked to work on a contract outside of the corporate office.Learned how to be a Novell Network Administrator. Hardest part of job was learning the Unix OS. The enjoyable part of the job was the calendar of events and the reduced price Navy tickets at all home games with tailgate party included.

•	Over 16 years of progressive experience in different areas: EPLRS, EDO, PST; and different Material, such as Xicom, Provant, CMDC; Certified and Qualified to work on any  assembly line and willing to provide supporting whenever needed
•	Solid worker in solder skill: hand soldering on surface mount and thru holes, touch-up work.  
•	Rework parts and final inspection on product.  Build prototype per schematics. 
•	Served as team player with a strong business focus to develop new ideas to increase the flow of production and reduce cycle time.
•	Assist in improving the overall efficiency of the production lines
•	Awareness of FOD procedures, ESD procedures, expiration dates on chemicals and equipment calibrations.

Little flexibility in hours at the office, which is unusual for the west coast. I hold my management team in the highest regard and continually learn from their mentorship and example. My co-workers are not motivated to succeed and therefore, I feel, do not challenge myself of our processes enough to consistently improve and be competitive in the market.

The hardest part of the job is balancing account management for 2 tier and 5 tier 2 customers + vendor management to 2 tier 1 customers and 3 tier 2 customers + resource manager to 2 teams crossing technologies and 5 headcount.

•	Serviced customer’s RF amplifiers use on military communication application by tuning networks required for rudimentary analysis and limited factors.
•	Work on electrical components quality issues including digital, analog and energy systems improved efficiency results by 2% maintained lifecycle development. 
•	Supported system team on manufacturing failures to maintain schedules.
•	Calibration and charted data acquisition profiling amplifier’s RL, IL, phase, frequency, input/output power, and compression across frequency band with Network Analyzer.

Equipment shortages, broken equipment, insufficient amount of equipment to go around.  Job shortages, not enough job for employees,  shortages on time to put in, you don’t get a full 40 hrs sometimes. Accrued sick and vac is very low. No trainings, your give partial and then left to fend for yourself.  Senior employees don’t train and don’t share tools and equipment. Senior employees very territorial. Managers don’t help. Very off set environment, You gotta have 5inch layer of skin to survive…..good luck…

If you care about delivering a product that the customer will be happy with and continue to use, choose another company.

If you want to work for a company that values its people and understands their skills, choose another company.

The employees are friendly, and they seem to be good people. My only complaint is that they constantly tell you that you can ask for help, but when you do you get responses like, "You should know that!", or "Use common sense." Rarely do you get actual help without having to almost beg for it. That would be my only complaint, to be quite honest. As good of people as I think they are, when it comes to the work environment, they make you feel like an idiot if you have to ask any questions.

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