project superintendent

operator

Pike Industries

I started with this company at the bottom level right out of school and was able to work my way up into a management position. It did not happen overnight but they offered me many opportunities to further myself in the company through management training and certifications. Over the years I have been exposed to many different aspects of the road construction industry from traffic control, paving, reading plans and specs, trucking coordination, crew and equipment coordination, and the safety hazards related to this industry. I have not met someone I would not work with again at this company. For me the hardest part of this job is the extended hours which includes many nights and working away from home for extended periods of time. At the end of the day though the most enjoyable part is the finished project and knowing that I took part in repairing or building our nations roads.

Do not fall for their big spiel of how you can advance, and how much they appreciate you, and how great they make it sound. The truth is management is poorly inexperienced, they got ahead buy backstabbing someone else, and will do they same to you to make themselves look better. You mean nothing to them, and they will throw you under the bus to cover their butt. You will have no life working here and they do not care, your family means nothing to them just do as they say or they will threaten you! Seniority means nothing,the good ole boy network is in full effect here.Stay away, there is nothing but sadness working here, don't get trapped by the pay and promises, find a place that will truely honor you a a worker.

Management is a joke, terrible co-workers, you go to management with problems and they make excuses. I’ve never worked with such terrible people. Any type of respect for your home time or your family is right out the window. The pay and benefits are ok but you have to work all the overtime to make anything worth bringing home. Your bosses try to belittle you, gaslight you, basically try to bully you. It’s unbelievable how unprofessional people are most of the time. If you’re looking for year round benefits for only working 10 months or so out of the year you can make a living. Like I said you have to work all the overtime you can to make a decent living. I’d recommend keep looking. 

At the time I was employed here, the person in charge of supervising the position I was in did not know how to do my job and had no idea how to train me. I was given 2 hours of training per day for 3 days by an employee from another department that had previously been in my position. After this 6 hours of training I was then told that was all the time they were able to commit to training me. If I had any questions I was told to ask my supervisor who would then go to another department's supervisor and ask her to allow an employee in her department to call or email me the answer to the question...
And we wonder WHY this didn't work...?
The only good part of this job was working with the other girls in my office. I do miss working with them.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Outdoors in all weather. i worked there 2001, 2002. 2003. Spring into Fall, draw worker's comp all winter.  No advancement opportunity. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Depends on the job.  Operating a haul truck on their mountain quarry was stressful because at times you were close to a presipice and in dander of driving off the road and rolling down a long way.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Red neck. Threatening supervisor, unpleasant fellowworkers,

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hard work early morning to late afternoon.

I liked working for Pike but being gone all summer working away from home was hard. I worked with a good group of people. The management wasn't always compatible with what was going on with the job. The hardest part of the job was not having a life during the summer because there is no time when you work away from home all week you come home just to do what you can before heading out for another work week. The day started at 6 am and didn't finish until about 6pm sometimes could be earlier sometimes later depending on what was going on for that day.

I worked as an Equipment mechanic intern and I was taught a lot, I was showed almost every aspect of the company, and was offered almost unlimited opportunities. You can learn a lot, make a lot, and progress infinitely at this company. If you are looking for a company with competitive pay, very good benefits, and an active work environment, this is it. I have chosen to progress here after my internship.

Im the 4th person in my family to work for Pike, overall not a bad place to work. It has its pros and cons just like any other company, don’t take anything too personal. Great company to start a career in construction. Show up early, ask questions when needed, do your job, and don’t run your mouth you’ll be just fine. Don’t forget to take pride in your work, always. Overall would recommend working for Pike, endless benefits and room for advancement. 

It was a job which paid a weekly salary. I was a temporary employee here and most of the people with whom I worked made that abundantly clear on a daily basis.  At Holiday time, company was providing Full Size Hams for a "bonus" - but only to their full time personnel. Only after they determined they had extra did they offer one of them to me and then they had difficulty understanding why I did not choose to accept their offer.

You have a strong sense of accomplishment and belonging at the end of the day, you can take pride in your work. Decent pay with benefits, travel time is paid at your regular hourly rate.company pays for hotel and gives you $30.00 a day perdiem. If you have the willingness to learn, they will teach you, every crew I have worked with has been patient and helpful.

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