electrical engineer

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Farnsworth Group

I absolutely love everything about my place of employment, with regard to the culture, the people, the office space and location, provided covered parking and the benefits. The compensation is well behind other competitors in the local market, however, that was not a driving force in my particular circumstances, as the opportunity offered out weighed the salary. The reality of my situation turned out to be a total lack of support for the design software and proper set up of the system that the company had determined to utilize to pursue more work in the region. They are under the false illusion that CADWorx, as a piping design software, is a plug and play software, ready to run right out of the box, and my two years of employment here has had little effect on changing that assumption. I was anxious to help the company build a piping design group/department, and to support the hiring and support of a design group lead in establishing standards, better design functionality as well as the training and mentoring of young designers, however to date, I am still the sole designer with full CADWorx training within a company of roughly 400 people nation wide.

At first, a typical day consists of training and getting familiar with the processes. 
Once I became somewhat proficient in a process, the project manager would assign an actual job with a time budget to complete. I can always ask a coworker or the PM if I have any questions. 
I’ve enjoyed getting hands on experience on CivilCAD and collaborating with teammates. 
Hardest part of the job is when a job is over budgeted time and there is a lot of pressure from the PM to get it done; but it’s not that bad. 

Overall not a bad place to work.  However management isn't all that employee friendly.  Most of the work is out of town with the Pipeline department driving most of the jobs.  A lot is expected out of their employees, with the employee having to use his/her own credit to book hotels, purchase equipment, FR clothing, etc. which can lead to some problems.  Although the employee is reimbursed for his/her expenses most of the time in a timely matter.

Overall, FWG is an awesome company that provides a very friendly environment for new hires. 

FWG taught me how to forge and maintain professional relationships with both coworkers, and clients - all under the guidance of seasoned professionals who never hesitated to extent a helping hand.

Overall my time and The Farnsworth group was pretty great. You become almost family with your coworkers that you see and work with everyday to include parts personnel as well as the service advisors. All the other techs were eager to help if you were eager to help them as well. Shop when I was there was a little small for 10 service technicians but we always made it work. You get out what you put in 

If it were not for the fact that they seriously undervalue their employees (financially), It is a wonderful place to work. The people there are great. They really make an effort to make the culture fun and inviting. And they understand that morale improves productivity. Unfortunately they pay well below the bell curve for every discipline and because of that, they have trouble hiring and maintaining employees.

A lot of really great individuals across the company, but every department and every office location is run as it's own island.  Standards are not enforced.  Just be billable.  Efficiency and innovation are not rewarded and it actually hurts you come bonus time.  Decent benefits and "perks" that come with a company of that size.  

they opened this office in January 2014 and have yet to find work on a regular basis. If you apply for the SIT position you will be sitting in the office with nothing to do for 32 hours a week. The SIT they had just left for this reason. You will be told we have lots of work and lots of opportunity to get your license but you will have to wait 3-5 years.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Family business that treated their employees and customers with respect and appreciation.  

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The only stress came from the manufacturer 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Excellent place to work and grow..

Working for a number of contractors to ensure the end product is delivered on time, within budget and to code. A typical day consists of calculating strains and stresses and documenting workplace activity and subsequently submitting a daily work report.

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