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When i first started working here I would always hear about all of the employees before me and that they only worked there for a short amount of time and that they just up and quit for no reason. At first i couldn't figure out why. But as time went on and the endless on call schedule and having to leave town every single week with absolutely no end insight and having absolutely no way you can ever make plans with your family and the worse is never knowing when you're coming home or having to leave home. There's also no predim or out of town bonus or tavel bonus so you just to pay for everything yourself when your out of town. So if you're running low on funds and forced to leave town you will have no food or drinks! Nothing!  When they give you your company phone you will be expected to answer that phone at all hours of the night so If you're at home watching a movie with your wife or sleeping or simply trying to have a life and your phone goes off you better forget what you're doing and bow down to work. I was told that the on call was on a 7 to 7 basis. Which is completely a lie! The amount of hourly  pay is a joke and having no travel bonus and no predim for the amount of stress and always being overwhelmed is not worth it at all!  When you start working here as a Service Feild Tech get ready to have no life outside of work! You're selling your soul to the devil.. This job will break you down until you have nothing left to break down. The health insurance covers nothing for you and you're family which is funny because for a family of 3 you'll be paying $700 a month taken straight from your paycheck and still they insurance covers absolutely nothing! It's completely insane what this company expects you to do for it and you get nothing in return.

A typical day at work involved working with the engineering group to solve any problems that arose and find a way to prevent them from happening again.  During my time there i learned that not everything designed on paper worked ideally out in the field.  It takes intuitive thinking and clever improvising sometimes to get some units to meet and exceed customer expectation. Management was very strict on  employees that didnt push themselves to learn from mistakes and become more efficient.  They also offered incentives such as bonuses and free lunches to workers that took the initiative to think outside the box and become more efficient without cutting corners.  The group I worked with always worked as a team to minimize problems.  Very family oriented business that understood family is more important than work and allowed for time off if family events took place. The hardest part of the the job was trying to think on your feet when a customer was standing in front of you.  Sometimes it felt as somebody was breathing down your neck while trying to trouble shoot some problems.  On the brighter side of things there was always another flogistix member willing to help solve any predicament encountered.  Flogistix was a family outside of family and made work seem more fun then as a job.  I enjoyed my time there and would recommend working there if you are willing to put in the time to learn and work hard.  Very fast paced and fast growing company that is very capable of becoming a life long career.

At Flogistix LP the established management consists entirely of good ol' boys, long time friends, and generally unqualified persons.  Bottom level employees are expected to work extreme amounts of hours to make up for managements lack of foresight and sensible planning.  Management simply doesn't care or take much interest in products, fast forward to the week before package ship date and the work hasn't been done, parts haven't arrived, programming isn't complete nor function tested and everyone has to scramble to ship out a product that is really sub par to what it should be had things been planned for and handled in a timely and sensible fashion.  80 hour weeks were the norm working at Flogistix for the better part of a year, Management grossly overstaffed then laid off employees in droves, or forced employees out by increasing work load beyond what a person could handle to the point where the employee had no choice but to seek employment elsewhere.  

Under no circumstances would I recommend employment at Flogistix, I am still in contact with friends who work there to this day and from what I hear it has gotten worse and worse with no signs for improvement on the horizon because the management debacle extends all the way to the top with fat cat Vice Presidents who simply don't care.

Flogistix is a company driven by productivity. When I first started, they were a smaller (but growing) family oriented company. They took care of us in so many ways, they even sent flowers and a card when my oldest kid was born; just really expressing interest and care for their employees. Over the years, through management changes and company growth, it's kind of turned into one of those jobs where you just feel like a number. All they care about in the office is whether you get the job done or not. Last year ,from may through october , I didn't get a single Saturday off, working 70 hours a week to meet deadlines set by upper management. I never got a thank you, or so much as a good job. Not to mention during a 10-12 hour day they only let us take a 15 minute break and a 30 minute lunch. At the shop level, management is great. They have supervisors who have actually done the work before and know all the tips and tricks to do the job right. It's in upper management, in the office, and in Oklahoma City that they need to make some adjustments. Wage is fair, but it's still one of the lowest paying shops in the area. They are forced to hire poorly qualified welders because of the low pay, if they would just raise their wages they could get some real talent. Overall, I'd say go somewhere else if you want an employer that cares about it's people. If you're just after a job to pay the bills, it'll do.

a typical day of work consists of coming in early doing your job, and going home around 6 o'clock... however if you make the wrong person mad you wont last long

I learned alot about electrical panels and wiring such as the symbols, what they mean, color coded wiring, and the proper tools and methods to work with electrical components,

management was very staggered, you have managers who are there to help you, and managers who are there to step on you on their way up the corporate ladder, the second kind occurs much too often

your co-workers are mostly there just doing their job you talk you laugh but for the most part you work, some people are all to eager to use you as a scapegoat if they make mistakes and if you don't expect it you'll be finding your way out

the hardest part of the job would have to be between the early mornings, and dealing with the worse parts of management other than that just stick to what you do and you'll be fine

the most enjoyable part of the job was improving on things such as appearance of your work or the speed in which you did it everytime you find a quicker easier way to do something was great

Typical day at work starts out slow with plenty of time to get prepared and work with others in the department as a team. Moved along at a fast pace as the day went by. A lot of repetition went on that required great attention to detail. Use of sharp tools was required and thus, a need to strictly abide by safety guidelines and properly use personal protective equipment. Working in the company wide system was a great learning experience. Management was ceaselessly demonstrating and looking to take advantage of the constant room for improvement. Colleagues displayed examples of desirable and undesirable work habits that allowed one to easily recognize appropriate work behavior. The most challenging aspect of the position was by far the difficulties encountered involving oversights of personnel previously responsible for the current tasks. The most rewarding aspect was knowing that the job was well done at the end of the day, at the end of the month and seeing how it reflected on greater aspects of the department and the company.

Would have a safety meeting in the morning, and talk about what jobs needed to be done and what was done the other day. I would fix or repair gas or electric compressors like leaks, missing couplings, and aligning motor to compressor with no more or less then .05 thousandths tolerance. 

 I learned to be more flexible and time manageable. Also learned how to do alignments on gas and electric compressors. 

I like the people I worked with they would make the day go by faster, and because we had the same experience we would get the job done right and fast.

The hardest part of job was the lack of communication.
I liked working with people who would work as hard so I do, the custom crew I think was the best crew I worked with in years, The boss I worked for was very understanding.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Gaining knowledge in the oilfield compressor industry. Knowledge of warehouse/ shipping receiving operations. Starting my 11th year with them. Wages are competitive and the best thing is that it is family oriented ! Love Flogistix

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing stressful really. Maybe schedule changes with Unit Builds

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fun loving. Everyone has a job to do, team work. I can only speak on the warehouse side of company

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Parts runner, compressor kit builder and Unit profile uploads

What is the best part of working at the company?
The company is great to work for except for the manager in Midland. He needs to get some management training.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being micro-managed
Not being able to take vacations when 10 weeks notice is given
Shows favoritism

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Stressful,too many hours
Forget it if your single,you'll be working on other techs units after hours cause they have families 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
7am -  whenever they let you go home. They don't honor the 14 hour day on DOT

it was ok. but low pay for gas compression company, and you still get low pay even if you have certifications and experience. not worth your time, and family time. job is not guaranteed in long run, and even short weeks, oil and gas could be good one minute and every one especially bosses are on each others nut sacks and good to you. but once it slow you get cut hours or laid off with a speech from bosses lying saying they will keep you in mind and be at the top of the hiring list. all companies are the same, McDonalds has same pay. best careers now are Electricians, CDL drivers and I.T. Good Luck oil and gas suckers

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