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McGuire and Hester

Their company culture at parallels that of a college fraternity. Favoritism seemed rampant and those who fared best knew exactly how to kiss up to management. 

That being said, management is a complete hit or miss. Some supervisors were incredible advocates. Most, however, seemed to care more about themselves and would set newbies up for failure and watch them sink slowly to their own demise.

The more time I spent here, the more I realized how two-faced many long-time employees were. Many seemingly "nice" people turned out to be putting up a facade, which made being able to trust my own coworkers incredibly difficult.

This is a good company to gain experience, and that's about it. 

The management at MH I would say is top notch - you can tell they care about the company and their employees. It is ESOP but you aren’t even 20% vested til 2 years and fully vested for 6. The work is extremely varied so every project it feels like you are doing something completely new which is very frustrating pretending to be the expert installer when you have little to no experience with the work. It is frustrating that a lot of the systems in place are basically to use an excel sheet. For a company allegedly around 100 years that is pretty disappointing. 

Got the job through the Union Hall in Martinez.  Worked on a local job site as a laborer for a few weeks until job ended.  Had no problems whatsoever.  
Well run crew, very friendly.  There was no slacking on the job with Union jobs in those days.  We were well paid and happy to be working.  
Occasionally had to communicate with the office for paperwork in the years to come and received immediate follow up. 

This company is great for a few reasons, but more recently they have lost their focus on family.  They do not hold people accountable for their actions, they allow employees to remain employed when they shouldn't and management is non-confrontational so they do not step up and do what they need to.  They will continue to lose good people.

McGuire and Hester doesn’t give you opportunities to move up they have their set Ways if you’re not one of them you’re not moving up. You’re separated by field workers and office workers office workers look you down like you’re a nobody. They don’t appreciate your hard work and time you put in all they care about is their money and stock portfolio. 

A typical day was very pleasant and there was a lot of work to be done. I had a really cool work area and I had really cool bosses. The owners of the company are top notch and I felt like I was part of the family.

The company is self sufficient for the most part,very well oiled machine.Shop,transport,tools,equipment,everything well maintained.
Support given when asked for.

Great company and well focused. Strategic plan to grow and a well built company from top to bottom. Family company with a family feel that is been in business longer than most. 

Great place to work, great management and team environment.  Opportunities for advancement and ability to manage several jobs in a given year.  Great learning experience.

I greatly enjoyed my time and M&H and would recommend it to almost anyone. The company is large and stable but still has a small/family feel. The staff there are awesome

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Construction laborer 6 salaries reported	$36.24 per hour
Foreman 4 salaries reported	$50.50 per hour
Project superintendent 2 salaries reported	$66.50 per hour
Project manager 3 salaries reported	$144,000 per year
Senior estimator 5 salaries reported	$179,400 per year

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