field service technician

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maintenance technician

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PEAK Technical Services Inc.

A typical day is atypical:  One never really knows what lies ahead.  Work ranges from dirty, grueling, gritty physical work to sedentary bench (R&D/Production).

I learned some of WDI's (Disney's) tricks of the trade, and how best to apply myself to their expectation of quality.

I have no opinion to offer about WDI's management.  As for Peak Technical, I am not inclined to say.

My co-workers at WDI are talented, creative, and highly skilled.  

The hardest part of the job is making it through quieter days, less busy days.  

What I find extremely enjoyable about the job is the variety of work I get to do, from electronics to electrical to electro-mechanical, working with animatronics and robotics.  The job is very diverse and has it's challenges.  I'm am grateful that this job is not mundane or too repetitious.

Peak not only supplies temporary employees, they offer payroll services to companies. This is a HUGE CONFLICT OF INTEREST and hopefully will be challenged in the courts soon. In my specific case, I had been working as a contractor for a company - NOT THROUGH PEAK, and the company simply wanted to hire me permanently and put me on their payroll. Peak's recruiters went out of their way to make me look bad to my new employers - to the point of violating my Constitutional right to privacy! They singled me out for harassment because I was not making THEM money. I ended up losing my job over it. Again - HUGE CONFLICT OF INTEREST HERE. I spoke with corporate HR and with their attorney - and they claim there was nothing inappropriate here. If this company is ethical, it's making every effort to disguise it.

A typical day involved heavy duty micro managing with long hours and a lot of documentation of minor tasks. Overall, a stable work environment though heavily matrix driven and constant pressure to hit target indicators. I had wonderful co-workers, though we were under constant pressure bordering on abuse to make sure our numbers were achieved. They have an excellent database which meant always be on the phone. There is no opportunity for communication with senior management. The biggest "pro" for Peak is they provide good training and you come out with "good" staffing/recruiting experience. This is not a place for the meek - if you last you can make it as a recruiter anywhere.

Better hope you are bilingual; because coworkers RARELY talk as a team in ENGLISH! None of my coworkers wanted to help me succeed or learn. Often Ignored when asked for help. Forced to pay for new equipment and tools then rarely use them. Co workers sleep on the job and often sit in their vehicles for hours. Rarely see the "Manager"
Often days i was told to just sit at a area for all 8 hours.
Only thing good was the pay and possibility to travel out of state for work.
I learned more during my Out-of-State assignments then my home branch in baltimore.

I work for Peak as a staffing manager, not as a contractor they placed. The hours are long, the pay is okay on direct placements, commissions on contracts are not very good. They pool everyone's commissions together and give you .05 to 1% of the pooled commissions. Other staffing agencies typically pay 5-8%. The management is really the biggest issue with this company, the branch manager and the lead staffing manager treat employees very poorly, they are degrading especially towards women. If you are looking for work/life balance, you will not find it here.

I love being a field tech. I like waking up in the morning and not knowing where I was going to go or who I was going to meet. It was never boring. I only wished the pay and benefits were better. The hourly rate was on the low side of most technical jobs. The mileage compensation bearly met with gas prices. I wish they would have had paid Holidays, better benefits packages and allowed the tech to accrue time off for vacations. It's hard to enjoy Federal Holidays knowing you don't get paid for that day. All it does is take money out of your pocket.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Everyone is always ready to help.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of benefits. And long period of probation.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very nice and productive relationships are built.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Interesting and always challenging, if you are alert, your possibilities of learning something new everyday are unlimited.

The recruiter misrepresented several major items about the job, which I did not discover until 2-3 days in while at the client's offices. He also misrepresented what benefits were available. A good company does not have to participate in shady practices. Support staff is a nightmare to work with. Requests go unanswered for weeks. You have to spend your own time tracking down people to get answers.

There is a lot of work to keep anybody working there for quite a while. You  don't hav to have a lot of special skills or any fancy degree to do the work assigned to you. Sometimes, like me, I get put at one simple task and end up doing it all day long. I have been doing the same thing for most of the time I've been there. You can call for help if you need it over the intercom. and people will come to help you

people came to work on time and were ready to go at what they were to do.

people worked with me to get me understanding the job

I had to take quizzes and pass them which I did

job was too far away for me to finish the exams when I got home.  I was exhausted.  As I had to wake at 4 am and out of the house by 6 am just to get to work on time by 7 am the day ended at 5pm.  I was exhausted by the time I reached home.

So I was not able to finish all the exams on time towards the end.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Field service technician 29 salaries reported	$29.60 per hour
Assembler 55 salaries reported	$20.84 per hour
Mechanical technician 16 salaries reported	$22.28 per hour
Maintenance technician 20 salaries reported	$31.26 per hour
Electrical engineer 32 salaries reported	$112,147 per year

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