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but I really wish I would have been tooken more serious for my knowledge of construction in my skills or under minded Non-Stop when my skills knowledge outranked 85% of anybody I had to work with or beside or came across and my really 
only problem was as a superintendent that I have over 20years in the the construction field and 15 of those years have been as a superintendent general superintendent site superintendent project superintendent and no one value my leadership or my skill level just because of my age because I was younger than the rest of the guys and they wanted to send me 800 miles from my hometown when I open more than glad to bring my own vehicle but punish me and took my rental car away because I overslept two days in a row after working a 24-hour shift and then driving 17 hours to next job and then pulling three 12-hour shifts then overslept because I was sick I returned the rental car like I was told to then I was stuck without a vehicle no way to go get food or necessities it really made me madand I just left I wish I wouldn't have but I did and there's probably was another way to go about the situation but at the time I felt disrespected and I'm just left which was not the right thing to do but regardless as a superintendent in the in training I should never been without a rental car. When there were people that had trucks that cost way more than mine did  a day but I got in trouble for having a car that I picked out and if I've been put in the position that I should have been put in as superintendent in the first place I would still be working here I really enjoyed the job I really enjoyed the crews and  the people especially people like I was always very well tooken care of and respect until they took my rental car and excited me to ride with some one and one or two crews that I got stuck with for a week or two were pretty sorry  and two superintendents that I really know of that I worked under those two well really 3 of them should have been fired and  I am not trying to pinpoint anyone but that's my opinion among 13 or 14 other people also but it is what it is I really would like to apply for the job again in a couple months and give it another shot cuz I really enjoyed the job and I should have had a little thick skin and just toughed it out and that's my apologies

What is the best part of working at the company?
The pay rate is good, with minimal personal expenses.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Several things. You will be forced into a rental car with up to 3 others, hope they pack light and have no drugs. No personal vehicles allowed without a $300,000 policy.  Management is COLD, to any personal situations.  If targeted, you WILL be black balled regardless of years of employment.  Most popular advances, good luck, one manager was promoted after discipline for using the N word on the job. Different treatment for different employees, from hotel grades to time off, all are expendable at will.  The office, will bully you, then ask you to generate emails to terminate others.  Use of temp labor throughout, for the "warm bodies" or to keep "head counts" above contract minimums. Leading travelers to be over-pressured and near exhaustion.  Ridiculous work and travel deadlines are placed through private phone calls. Speaking out will earn you a month off quickly.  
Project managers, will manipulate, lie and distort situations to suit their will. Management will also stop information before it reaches above their heads to remain in control.  You may very well be involved in situations without your knowledge if scapegoats are needed or to create justification for less than savory decisions.  Employee personal information has been electronically compromised, would suggest preparing for this before set-up as an employee.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Terrible...but they pay very well.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
High pressure projects with ever pushing deadlines and staff reductions. Wide range of clients from grocery to home improvement. Any client, anytime.

Partnered successfully with clients to produce positive outcome.
Strengthened company's business by leading implementation of project.
Trained, coached and mentored staﬀ to ensure smooth adoption of new program.
Worked directly with clients, departments  to achieve result.
Implemented innovative programs to increase employee loyalty and reduce turnover.
Created new revenue streams through actions.
Hired and trained 3 and  more of my staﬀ.
Prepared food items consistently and in compliance with recipes, portioning, cooking and waste control
guidelines.
Managed kitchen staﬀ by recruiting, selecting, hiring, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling,
supervising, evaluating and enforcing discipline when necessary.
Veriﬁed proper portion sizes and consistently attned high food quality standards.
Maintained updated knowledge of local competition and restaurant industry trends.
Developed menus, pricing and special food oﬀerings to increase revenue and customer satisfaction.
Led shifts while personally preparing food items and executing requests based on required
speciﬁcations.
Regularly interacted with guests to obtain feedback on product quality and service levels.
Inspected kitchens to observe food preparation quality and service, food appearance and cleanliness of
production and service areas.
Properly labeled and stored all raw food ingredients including produce, meat, ﬁsh, poultry, dairy and
dry goods in the appropriate storage room, walk-in refrigerator, freezer or cooler.
Changed and sanitized all cutting boards, benches and surfaces when beginning a new task to avoid
cross-contamination.
Positively engaged with customers, oﬀering menu information, providing suggestions and showing

I was hired on as a Superintendent to manage a new program that they started. I gave this position quite literally everything I had in me. I would have to work unbelievable hours that seemed completely unrealistic. The problem was we didn't have enough qualified help in the field. We were constantly training new employees only to lose them to another program or have them quit entirely. I had a problem with management and once I presented my evidence to everyone that I hoped stood for something in making a decision based on facts I found myself only to become a target. I literally was threatened, given no help on my projects which forced me to work non stop around the clock to meet deadlines, and even forced to drive my vehicle after I had put in a 40 plus hour shift when all I wanted was to get an Uber home. There is an inner circle within the company and if your not part of it then you may as well start counting your days. I never threatened to quit to get what I wanted I only proved my worth through my work and projects completed. There are positives though. The compensation is probably one of the best out there. There are people within the company who are truly great at what it is they do and are able to separate the business from the personal. You get to travel all over the country and see places most have only read about. I actually really enjoy working for this company but it seems that when your right your still wrong and now I have to pay the consequences for doing what I thought was right.

Good to work if you like and enjoy being lied to, not getting an advancement, not getting any kind of money raise when you preform and show your hardest at work and they see it. Great place to work if you want to lose your family/personal life also because your on the road almost 100% of the time, they keep you out for months at a time w/out letting you know how long a job may begin/end.. They won't cover health benefits or any other things when it comes to benefits.. anyways needless to say.. not really a job to work for.. great for a longer/someone who likes money life with no advantage advancements or upper pay or move in position

I was brought into this company because I had skills on my resume that made me a great fit. I had previous experience with Excel / I had previous experience with  Oracle. 
I was only with this contract for 8 days. 

The first day I was shown "How to do things" for approximately 2 to 3 hours. I then was set free to figure out things on my own. 

The second day shown a few more things. I went to the highest level on my team and explained that I thought a certain process could be done better. This was my 3rd or 4th day. I was told  sure if you can do it better by all means do so. 

The  2nd or 3rd day sent email out to vendor requesting quote on product. I got a returned phone call from vendor who explained could not proceed had not been paid. The Credit Cards for all the project managers maxed out. Then learned many vendors had not been paid preventing the primary function of my job could not be done product could not be ordered.   

This company is not cash poor. They just choose to go cheap. I got a computer that only had one monitor. I asked for a second never got a second. They don't provide stand up desk. They ask the employee to pay back the company for purchase.

This is the review of truth. You are a dog in this company, there is No respect from the front desk to the top of the ladder. You will meet some of your fellow dogs who may brighten your otherwise life of walls and fast food. 
  There is one Man in charge of where you go. what you drive and when you do it and if you do not cooperate or protest you will not work. That is the sum of working with this company. 
  If you have a Family you will also be looked down upon because going home is not an option even though they tell you that you can. 
  You will get a rental car that you must drop off in another state and than be at the mercy of a coworker to get you back and forth although they tell you that you will always have your own transportation.
  Another thing to consider is that you will not get fired from this company, you will just be sent home and never contacted again, No matter what they tell you or how you perform it is all about how you treat the one man in charge of you or to make it clear. ''Your orders''
 Do yourself a favor and go with the many other companies who do this kind of work, There you will find many past employees of this company and you will find the job you seek. 
 You have been warned.

Promises of grandeur at time at hiring. 

RENTAL CAR ( you can use the car to get to location but have to turn it in once you are at job state, share car with 8 other people)

HOTEL ( you will share hotel with a stranger hopefully you get alone for 8 weeks)

CORPORATE CREDIT CARD ( you will have to pay for expenses first until it come in mail or they feel you are staying,  it can take 4 weeks to get paid for expenses)

TEMPORARY HIRE (they have temporary employees that dont know what to do. So you spend too much time correcting their work)

FOOD (breakfast is at hotel, but you cant get lunch because you don't have a car to get lunch.  Have to go where the people that have the cars go. SMH)

RETURN HOME (have to commit to 8 weeks on road.  If you have to leave the cost is on you.  You have to find your own way back to the next state if you want to keep working)

I was hired full time.   I worked 2 weeks then they was going on a 2 week break for holidays.  Happy I didnt quit my present job. Two weeks without pay.

This is just the beginning of the story.  What a joke of a company

What is the best part of working at the company?
They don't work you but when they do, Davaco is so desperate for employees that poor work ethic, stealing time, and disrespecting co workers is overlooked and it has created hostile work environments and the people that work hard and get tasks done correctly are taken advantage of because we have to take up the slack of the lops. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Little notice is given and poor communication 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Not sure about Corporate but in the field poor morale, work ethics, and projects not being completed accurately creates an extremely poor morale. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hit the floor running. Arrive, clock in, go to an opening meeting and get task assignments,  and go to my designated area and determine what supplies I need and collect everything  Set up shelves, paint, sweep, clean, related, move merchandise, clean as I go.

The company constantly seems like it’s about to go under. There is absolutely no training, and no processes and most Management are set in old, outdated ways of running a business… Specifically in the logistics department. Expected to work weekends and flexibly shift hours depending on the project without any consideration of the employee. Overall a very dreary work environment without a lot of employee engagement. When told we were supposed to receive reviews at the end of the first quarter with a raise, eight months went by and still nothing. No feedback from management and no room for growth. Laid off a number of great employees due to Covid by getting a call from HR and the manager you were reporting to completely ghosting you.

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