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Polk Mechanical Company

I had at one time a strong love for this company. Due mainly to the people above me and the opportunity presented. But the upper management changed and the focus shifted from treating people well and helping them advance to stripping away everything except the profit motive.They will set you up for failure in a heartbeat... give you an impossible amount of responsibility and  not enough time or resources to meet them. Then when you get disgruntled because they steadily push you to do the impossible they turn on you. I personally witnessed everyone from the vice president to superintendents to foremen even to field hands get pushed out because of not being able to do the impossible. A total set up for failure. They make the guys use their personal vehicles for company work and wont pay for damages incurred. They wont supply needed tools, forcing anyone who wants to work to buy their own power tools. And the general superintendent does not stand up for his guys. He is a weak pawn for the pushy managers whom he cow tows to,allowing his people to be  pushed to the point of failure. But his job is safe. And profits are up. But none of the field guys respect him or the management. Ask a few of them one on one before you hire on. Good pay. Some good benefits. But total pressure ... from a group of college pencil pushers who never put their hands on a tool in their life. To be fair, I have many flaws and short comings. But they will take a good dedicated hard worker who puts his heart in to his job and push him to rue the day he ever began working there. Then perp walk you off the job like a criminal. Or push you past the limit until you quit.

But hey ! Profits are up!

The work day was a typical one for construction management. It was also pretty straight forward for the work as well. They have different project managers who do their job differently. There isn't a standard operating procedure for managing a project. So you get assigned to different project managers for about a year to learn how they run their projects. There isn't any warning about how you need to improve or where you need to improve, they just fire you. The expectations of upper management need to be expressed to those people below them, and there needs to be in place a standard way of doing business. They state that they treat everyone like family, but that really isn't the case. It's just business when it boils down to it. The enjoyable part of the job is knowing that you have helped build something that people will use on a daily basis. Being able to help create something, and taking pride in the role that you played.

Upper management needs to pay better attention to superintendents and how they treat there employees. I was told there was room for advancement into supervision but unless your related or 1 of them good ole boys it don’t happen. They say we are POLK NATION and we take care of our bothers and sisters but truth be told they take better care of the temps they hire. You Money is ok but not great but the other benefits are awesome. So end of story they’re a decent company to work for, just DONT  go into it believing everything that comes out there mouth.

The company is growing in size and in earnings, but they still maintain that inclusive family feel that I love. The tenure of some of the employees here is great, but I they are not afraid of new talent and new ideas as well. It's busy here for all of us, but I feel like the work I am doing is contributing to our success, and that I am making a difference. They treat all of us with respect, and genuinely care about our role here. I am friends with many of my coworkers outside of work, and value the fact that my management team knows the names of my family members, and what is going on outside of these four walls. The values that they preach show, and I can't say that for every company that I've worked for.

Polks Owners seem to be great people, unfortunately thats where it stops.They are so tied up with the politics of broadenjng Polk's potential influence that they are not watching there next wrung leadersip ver closely. All directors below the various owner titles are corrupt and backstabbing as can be. The company will throw you to the wolves and expect you to sink or swim without providing you with the tools for success. they expext you to know from day one and make no mistakes. I would recommend anyone looking for work to go somewhere very far away from Polk.

The company itself is good for the most part but the management needs work. some managers are a little to laid back and seem to not like to talk to those who are managers below them and have no idea what they are doing and are extremely partial only to certain employees. The pay is ok but you never get a raise and some are overpaid as they cannot do their job on their own without managements help. There is also not a lot of room to move up the ladder of success. Management also says they are going to do something and never follow through.

If you want to work in a place where you will be bullied, expect to be vastly overworked, have no support, and be taken advantage of at every opportunity, then this is the place for you. they pay well, and the benefits were good, but it is not worth it. I have never worked for management this out of control before, and it is acceptable in the culture for them to be that way. under no circumstances should you ever work for someone like this. They do not value their employees, and they will use you until they no longer need you, then spit you out.

Polk is very diverse in its abilities to succesfully perform a vast variety of projects, ranging from building data centers all the way to providing demand service for plumbing and HVAC. 
Polk offers employee opportunities for growth which include pay increases, funding for construction and trade classes as well as schooling. I am more than pleased with the work environment and their overall ethical approach to business and providing services. The company is well respected and I definately understand why. 

So anything under 50 miles from the shop is considered drive time you do not get paid forget leaving home and returning unless on call.  usually you’re stuck on a maintenance or only doing one job a day as everything is very slow pace. You have to bid all the work that you find by sourcing parts material/quoting The current system they use to write up jobs is ridiculously long and exaggerated. They got big fancy trucks that don’t get put to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
You learn a lot of new things and they have good people that know how to teach 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I don't think anything is stressful 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very professional and good people that teach they are also very understanding and work with you if you are having some sort of personal problem 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I think it's very fun and always learn something new

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Pipefitter 9 salaries reported	$30.18 per hour
Journeyperson plumber 8 salaries reported	$36.46 per hour
Sheet metal mechanic 1 salary reported	$23.00 per hour
Hvac technician 9 salaries reported	$41.36 per hour
Superintendent 1 salary reported	$52.99 per hour

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