hvac technician

senior hvac technician

mechanic

warehouse associate

project administrator

IT-Landes

Used to be a fun place to work. The other Mechanic and Apprentices made the day worth while. Most Foreman are good to work for, others are not because they think they’ll be promoted if they do what the higher ups say to. In the past 1 year, about 20 people have left the construction side of the company. Superintendents are worthless, they do what the PMs and manager tell them to. Leadership is embarrassing. No one in a leadership position has a clue what to do. 

Per diem for far jobs is awful, if you get a raise it’s something to laugh at. No more company uniforms are issued, used to be a store opened once a year and you could spend $150 of company money to buy anything. No more. ESOP is a joke, the better the company does. The more it’s worth. Company is doing terrible, has been doing terrible, and is projected to do worse. 

Work is easy enough, you can get by with doing absolutely nothing some days. PMs will harp that projects need to be completed ASAP, and come down on you harshly. Job will be threatened, told you’ll be replaced with someone else or a temp company will come in. 

Nothing here made sense

They pay lower then any other hvac/plumbing company.  Your told you get good annual raises but they are like 15 cent raises and sometimes they delay them for months.  Your supposed to get a foreman raise but they stall on that as well.  I was a foreman doing jobs by myself for month and they kept making excuses as to why they wouldn’t give me that raise.  Everyone there is related or friends, and go to church together.  If your not in their Harleysville area group then you get looked down on.  Their all horrible at training people and if your not part of their group then the foreman and mechanics don’t teach you when your new.  Some of their project managers are horrible at planning jobs.  They were supposed to look at the job and then you get there and have to plan it yourself and make a parts list and then go get those parts yourself. It’s really different from normal construction companies.

A typical day is anything but typical! Every day brings new challenges, opportunities to learn, and the chance to grow both personally and professionally.

My manager is exceptional.  Always supportive, encourages my development, listens to my challenges and offers great advice.

Like any workplace, there are a few challenging personalities, but that's to be expected. Overall, the company has a positive culture where people are friendly, collaborative, and genuinely willing to help one another.

The most challenging part of the job is balancing the different personalities and communication styles you encounter throughout the day. However, it has also helped become more adaptable and has strengthened my problem-solving skills. 

The most rewarding part of my job are the people I work with every day. I've built great relationships with my coworkers, and being part of such a supportive team makes coming to work enjoyable.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There was no best part . A lot of favoritism and half the people in management weren’t qualified to be in the position they were in. All around company goes through a lot of employees. Three quarters of the company has changed over in the past two years cause the company was very shady about the way they did business.I know first hand cause I worked there for a number of years.This is not a company you want to work for trust me.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything. Whatever you did they were never happy. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very negative company to work for. They’ll be your friends than stab you in the back.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very stressful because the right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing.

No room to learn as a new tech. You will be treated as an inconvenience or incompetent even if you’re honest from the start about your experience level. Hardly any training is provided and most of the foreman want to see you fail or would rather talk about you behind your back instead of sharing their knowledge and seeing you succeed. Most tenured employees are miserable which is why they gossip and trash people constantly. Employees who learn on their own accords leave within the first few months to a year as there is no incentive to stay with toxic coworkers and mediocre raises. Even if you are like myself and don’t talk about others or entertain gossip drama will find you here… unless your a part of a clique. 

*a typical day at work - work your 8 and go home, somedays are more productive than others-depends if proper material was ordered in a timely manner, if foreman or SI's plan matches material on hand, etc.
*what you learned - not much, gained more work experiences elsewhere, learning structure is lacking
*management - lacks transparency, accountability, and direction.
*workplace culture - guys work hard and try to do right by the company, but morale is eroding.
*the hardest part of the job - dealing with some of the "clicks", working with people that can only see the print as an instruction manual, and not actually see bigger associated issues until its too late.
*the most enjoyable part of the job - work life balance

Unfortunately my experience here has not been what other employees say. Service manager loves to gossip with other techs and will bad mouth to other techs not realizing we all talk in the feild. Alot of unnecessary drama. Upon walking into convsations they immediately change the topic and walk away. Some techs are allowed to belittle and treat others horribly with no consequences. However there is a few good people in the department especially the warehouse. If your just starting out I would go with it landes, but if you have a few years in I would choose another company. 

A daily day is scheduling jobs, vendors, and technicians on scheduled or non-scheduled service calls. Management and any support needed is readily available as needed. The other aspect is invoice processing and parts ordering on a weekly basis. Most of the day is very low stress, but there are spurts of emergencies and schedule juggling that can be a little stressful. There is a great work and life balance, and the company is very family first. The company offers a long list of great benefits and perks for their employees.  

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexible for doctors appointments

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not enough training and never any communication 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
People gossip way too much. You can not trusts anyone because they are so quick to throw you under the bus and act fake right to your face. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I had many different titles that I had very little training on and was expected to know what to do.

Working at IT Landes was a terrible experience. Management was unorganized, unprofessional, and lacked accountability. The workplace culture was toxic, with poor communication and clear favoritism. Employees were often disrespectful, and it felt like there was no real leadership or support. Overall, it was a frustrating and negative environment I would not recommend to anyone.

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