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MIDWEST TRANSIT

After the company was sold in 2017 belts were tightened. Departments were redefined due to a lack of cash flow. Roles change on a whim and responsibilities are added if more money can be made. Employee pay is very low compared to averages for the industry and with new management- advancement is even less likely than it was before. Employees fight for their 1-3% annual raise. Travel is forced at times because there aren't enough employees in the areas they're needed. When business dies down in the winter(automotive) employees are treated like they're lazy for not having work. There is stress from the top down and disrespectful attitudes from the bottom up.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Good and decent employer. Got a raise after just a couple months. Employer will work out a schedule that works for you. I have nothing negative to say about this employer, it was a good place to work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't stressful working there.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Everyone got along and no backbiting or stupid stuff like that.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I delivered buses before and after repairs

This workplace has few real advantages over any other. The hourly pay was less than the average pay for the same positions with other companies. Direct management was courteous and attentive. Indirect/upper management was no help, nor did it seem to care. The co-workers were amazing. The job descriptions are open to the interpretation of management and no pay incentive is given to workers who are forced into additional tasks. Time management within the company is poor, as is communication. 

work load is overwhelming, unpredictable. management is horrible. A lot of back stabbing and poor communication. Training and career advancement has no room for advancement or opportunity. morale among the people and work environment is very low. Very toxic environment and Management treats subordinates like subordinates. They don't treat like people but just an expense. Was furloughed and no communication on a return date or anything. Just kept being told no answers. While working there it was toxic.

Low pay but expected to own tools, misleading during their hiring process about how the jobs were orchestrated, which put the responsibility of big jobs on low paid techs with a timing system that will ensure the techs get harassed. Upper management lacks technical experience and therefore should rely on managers in place, yet will set their own unrealistic time tables, go over their managers heads, and will harass employees.

Ownership and management have been great to me in my time at Midwest Transit. Offers great benefits for full time employees and many employees get promoted from within. Vacation and PTO time for full timers. Hard workers get rewarded and mechanics have plenty of free training courses offered to become Master Certified. Great dealership to work for!

Unfortunately some comments below relay a message of not enough pay with unfriendly staff, i was in the role of service writer, and it was great pay! Beats anywhere as a service writer that is commissioned based by far! As many hours as you want here and you are busy from start if the day until finish, staff was very friendly and always put your well being and family first so if your looking for a place like that, this is it. 

The people here are great and friendly and the jobs themselves are pretty straight forward but as of this review there are a lot of big changes going on in the company that seem less than organized and typically jobs are spider webbed across multiple associates to meet workflow demand at the cost of disorginization. The pay is usually pretty fair.

Learned more on buffing and decal removal along with windshield better. Learned the difference on how each type of bus gets cleaned inside and out. Summer is the busiest time of the year because of school switching busses or getting more busses before the school year starts. The rest of the year is as needed for schools, churches, and limo services.

The supervisor over the Lot Mechanic position had no experience or inclination whatsoever as a mechanic, so was never able to help or assist with any kind of meaningful tasks or training.  

Work/life balance falls apart in the Summer, because more work is taken on than is realistic for the workforce size.  

Poor communication and organization at the management level. 




Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Diesel mechanic 36 salaries reported	$34.11 per hour
Parts driver 10 salaries reported	$19.68 per hour
Counter sales representative 8 salaries reported	$23.75 per hour
Bus driver 14 salaries reported	$21.57 per hour
Automotive technician 3 salaries reported	$24.17 per hour

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