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This company is run and managed by a group of "buddies" who only promote those who "fit in" with their look, style and personality disregarding skill, work performance, seniority and dedication. The management will micro-manage you to the point you will forget how to do your job as it is laid out in your "Job Description". Management will move you from one department to the next every week due to the high turn over and none of the departments follow any sort of procedure. The employees are made to work as told even if when the written procedures are not being followed. The managers are more concerned with being buddies with each other that they are not following company and industry standards. When you bring it to their attention your told to "just get it finished". Management forces turn-over with their lack of any office skills and H.R. is a JOKE... good luck getting any help there seeing as they are all friends of the "managers". Pay lacks any legit compensation, healthcare is way to expensive for what it provides, and if you want to get promoted you better bleach your skin, wear Kakis, polo's and be ready to kiss some cheeks. If someone had told me these things before I interviewed I would have told LSC to bugger-off. Do not make the same mistake so many of us did.     

LSC is a great company for those with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Employees are not micro-managed, but expected to perform their jobs, and one of their jobs is to grow professionally.  This company promotes from within.  Most of our upper management started out in front-line roles.  In my position I've been able to do everything I've wanted, from pursuing clients and projects that interest me, to being involved in the global corrosion community.

I was recently let go because i was told i had a lack of attention to detail, and the company was running low on work. This would be fine if i would have been told that this needed to be fixed. I was never once told that i need to pay more attention to detail, and if a mistake was made i was told "No problem, its part of the process". I feel a lack of communication on the upper end causes more errors from the ones doing the drawings.

I've found that there are opportunities abound, if you're able and willing to be your own advocate.  New ideas are encouraged, problem solving a huge asset, and integrity at the core of all work (whether serving a client or internal team member). It's a challenging work environment, and someone who just wants to "show up for a paycheck" is not going to be happy.

LSC stands for last second consulting
Small company minded that needs to expand to big company vision. 
Lots of long time employees with small vision. Sr leadership is not engaged with field personnel. Not enough employees to cover the work that is bid out. 
Inconsistent work that requires staff to be transferred to other departments on a daily basis. 
Field staff are very underpaid. Inability for sr leadership to be engaged. 


LSC is a small company and invest in their employees. When economy is good, billable project hours are not hard to achieve. Travel is a must for most billable hours as LSC is a service company and people are the main asset. The hardest part of the job is staying busy and finding those billable hours when projects are not at the doorstep. Communication between employee and manager is a weak area.

Very hit and miss company. Depending on your department and manager experience may be very different as managers and supervisors are promoted based on need rather than talent or ability. Unwillingness to be seen as cutting into profit leads to horrible yearly adjustments below inflation and no raises.

As a young engineer this is a great place to work. It is a very fast paced environment that throws you into the real world and that allows you to build skills very quickly. You should be willing to put in extra time if you want to work here (nights/weekends/travel). There is a huge entrepreneurial spirit here which has many opportunities, but also creates some misses.

Great t place to work if being outdoors is your jam. They invest heavily in their technicians and as long as you're honest and productive you have immense amounts of autonomy. The locating team management goes out of their way to push back when corporate tries to hand down policy changes that make life more difficult for the field techs. 

Pretty good pretty good company. Everyone was so nice and welcoming. I would recommend it to anyone who is wanting to learn in progress and corrosion protection or anything else that they offer definitely a place to be for the long-term if you want to be and you can use your legs to walk a lot.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Pipeline engineer 3 salaries reported	$87,333 per year
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