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What is the best part of working at the company?
The management have been in the field and know the trade, and do their best to listen to the employees. Obviously in a company of 200+ their can be some feeling of lack of oversight for your personal needs, but if you make a point to talk to the upper management, they typically try to find solutions or point you in the right direction. The CEO when I worked there even came out of the office building in a winter storm where everyone had already left, and I had just worked a full day shoveling the entire office building, and he helped me push my car out of the snow while in penny loafers and a polo. He himself has been a plumber in that company from apprentice to now CEO, so they get the big and little picture, and that's really important. I truly am greatful for my time at this company, God blessed me with an opportunity to work with and learn from them!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I developed an asthmatic complication after gaining too much weight, which lead to the enclosed spaces being hard to manage for my breathing. Otherwise, I would say that sometimes the environment or the fast paced nature of new construction production can seem daunting at first, but once you learn the trade a bit more, it becomes less so. A foreman/coworkers can also make or break a job site, and I was fortunate with having a lot of good coworkers. And on the topic of environment, sometimes you have to work in downpour, or in the freezing cold, so that can be a stress for some, I personally didn't have much trouble with it until I had asthma, because going from cold to hot areas on job sites could sometimes trigger my reaction (possibly dust as usual as well)

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Productive, and understanding. Typically people who show themselves committed and earnest in their work gradually work their way into better positions, but sometimes when you show yourself a hard worker, and the job site needs someone who can drill holes well without messing up equipment or the holes themselves, you as the diligent worker are entrusted with that. Past the usual job site banter, the company is consistently looking for places to improve little by little, and that makes a difference.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Early starts, hard work. It is of utmost importance to be on time, and on-time means 15 minutes before the starting time, because you need to meet with the foreman and/or get your tools ready for the day. It shows readiness and respect for the work of you do these things, and is seen as disrespect and negligence if you don't. Most of the time the work demands you to think critically, solving problems you encounter or working with your leadership to solve them. A lot of physical labor and if you are trusted with certain jobs, you will need to be able to compute simple math equations to solve problems, especially when pipe fitting.

Denron has had a history that is questionable at best. During interview I was told that the culture was changing. I gave it a try based on a relatively positive interview. Very quickly I came to realize that most of the problems were removed from the field work and promoted to upper management.  The problems of the past still exist , they were actually given more power , so in some ways it may be worse. This amounts to no more than a " good old boys network".  Some new hires will be happy with this environment,  but many more will not .  If the choice is made to join the  " team " , as an apprentice , get your credentials and go elsewhere to find a much better job with much better pay and perks.

I have been with the company for almost three years as an apprentice. The work environment is not unpleasant and is comparable to what one would expect from a typical construction job. We work eight hours a day and then return home. The company provides financial support for my education and assists me in obtaining my license. While their compensation may not be the highest in the industry, their benefits are substantial, which somewhat compensates for the lower pay. I have not encountered any problems with my coworkers. The company places a strong emphasis on achieving a healthy work-life balance and values family.

After 13 years I was let go for no valid reason. Got the rug pulled right out from under me. Bosses liked to give me the run around with answers. Issues when I wanted to use some PTO. Raises are not fair. They don’t care about commitment. Feel used. Management is not at its best. Quick to pass the blame. Not a supportive, trustworthy company. Very manipulative. It’s sad to say that they’ve gone significantly downhill these last few years. They’re fake! Was great when I started but new staff and placement was not for the better. 

If you don’t want to learn anything this is the place for you. Management is terrible and narcissistic. They tell you what you want to hear and then nothing happens. They make you feel like you don’t matter working here.

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