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What is the best part of working at the company?
All the overtime you could handle, and more, but the pay rate forced you to have to work more in order to make it livable.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The pay rate, the constant wondering if you were "in" enough with the "good ol' boys" club that you weren't going to just be fired, management giving high expectations with little to absolutely no resources, and plenty of other issues.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The term "good ol' boys" club is pretty accurate. Most of the upper leadership have never been anywhere else, or held positions of significance outside of this company. They paid their dues within the company, sure, but they are also brainwashed into believing that the company cares deeply about them, or they can't go anywhere that is better for them personally/professionally, or they have some flawed loyalty to suffering for a company that only uses them for what it needs and will discard them at the very first chance it decided to (whether it was NEEDED, or just WANTED, by the "good ol' boys").

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constantly wondering if you're even doing what needs to actually be done. It changes so much that what you left off doing the day prior is no longer correct/accurate.

I was employed here for a little over a year and I wanted to stay but I couldn’t take it anymore. They made it mandatory 12 hour days 5 days a week and still demanded you to work the weekends. My family suffered due to the fact I always had to work. They offered health insurance but for a family it was like 300 dollars a month to have it. They said raises were common but I’ve seen that raises don’t happen no matter how good of an employee you are. They do have some good to them becuase they are willing to train you on any machine or in any department but don’t expect a raise for learning new positions. Another great thing is the building has air conditioning but the air quality is so bad the air unit don’t work half the time due to filters being clogged.
I would only recommend this job if your single with no family and just starting out your career or you are desperate for money since they offer as much overtime as you will ever need.

DJ has a great business model and is very successful at maintaining it's business operation and manufacturing capability.  Upper Most Management claims that it is a small company that care about their employees. However, the fact that it enforces its salaried employee to work minimum 10 hour days are rare and overwhelming, aside from the legal point of view. The pay is low and there is only one day off for Christmas time. No PTO until 2nd year anniversary.  As the company continues to expand, the bare minimal benefits and its mandatory long hours are driving good people to seek for better opportunities. Focus and investing in Employee's should not just be a talking point.

I've heard people complaining about this company and there are 2 main reasons why i see people fired: They don't show up for work and if they do come in, they aren't working.  There's a large variety in the culture with who gets hired on, haven't seen/heard about any discrimination, hostile workers get dealt with swiftly, and keeping up with technology where the company can.  There's a large variety in machines, lasers, computer tech, etc.  They're willing to train, send for training, whatever is needed to keep you advancing.  You don't just sit and do a single job, there are a variety of tasks and skillsets needed.  Not a corporate environment.

CEO doesn't care about safety or doing things right, people are expendable, and you can/will be fired at a whim with no reason given. No clear day to day direction, expectations and rules change based off of mood. If the CEO was to step down this would be a decent job because lower level management wants to do things properly. Also be prepared to be pulled from the position you were hired for just because the CEO got a wild hair. 

Oh and you don't get normal raises here.

Run away from this company, run far far away!!

Do you hate seeing your loved ones? Do you love terrible benefits? Do you liked being under paid? If you answered yes to any of these then boy is this a job for you! Management is awful and makes terrible decisions they don't give a darn about anyone.  They say they care about their employees but the only they care about is getting parts out. This place is honestly a joke to the aircraft industry, have some respect for yourself and apply at spirit or textron instead. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone especially if you're looking advancement just like anyone else. So, just don't...

Poor management with no proper training whatsoever. Terrible pay. You have to threaten to quit or beg for a raise to see any pay increase and even then it takes months and higher ups don’t seem to care. Seriously you could work at Walmart and make more than here , and you wouldn’t have to deal with all the stress this company puts you through. Expect 10 hour shifts every day standing up the whole time and then most of the time you are expected to stay late to work on stuff that’s not even hot and come in on weekends. 

Absolutely terrible training. Absolutely terrible management. They keep the whining cry babies and s**t on the actual dedicated workers that are willing to work more than the required 10hr days and come in on weekends to work "hot" parts that just sit on the dock for days. No appreciation is shown for hard work but make a mistake and you're tossed out the door. Unless you're "in" with the family and then they either move you around or promote you. Good place to work if favoritism and poor management wasn't in the mix. 

I’m fast pace and prefer a job where I always have work to do..so DJ Engineering wasn’t for me.My manager was awesome but upper management is not that great …the pay is below my standards and advancements go to the family before the qualified..and Augusta Kansas isn’t that great of a place..so it’s difficult for me to rate DJ any better than I have

What is the best part of working at the company?
The employees are good people. And help in anyway they can. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Haven't had any stressful moments yet.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Enrichment, enlightened. Very informative 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Stays busy and the day goes by quick

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