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While working for this company, we worked excessive hours and were underpaid, especially with the rising cost in cost of living. While contracted for a specific area, we are given threats that if we didn't go work on another site of theirs in another state, we would be fired, which within management was a weekly threat for many. If you feel sick, no accommodation was made some people are even fired, especially given the excessive stress put on staff members. No one in management ever takes accountability, and as such, they have blown budgets. In order to resolve those issues, they issue large layoffs with no explanation whatsoever.  They underpay the per dium rates for all employee in other states violating the department of labor laws for varied rates depending on the state and for the government standard expect rates thus expecting employees to work in other states with no per diem rate at the expected rate and no milage to compensate the cost for travel. 
Human resources does little when issues are reported and this company thrives off a family first concept where if your not related or married within the company you are treated not for your experience level but how you can be blamed for the errors of management thus off setting responsibility.
Their philosophy for mission, value and vision is not what they stand behind its how can I pay cheap for quality work.  The quality of work the company does is subpar and thus they are willing to take short cuts to make money off big projects and put up poor building structures. They dont pay for public holidays for their pervailing wage employees when the the law states for government contracts they should be.

I joined RQ Construction optimistic about the opportunity, but the experience was far different from what was described during hiring. Project Administrators and managers are heavily overworked, and new hires are expected to manage three to four projects independently before even being considered for remote work. Although the role is presented as offering a hybrid schedule with two remote days per week after 90 days, that goal is difficult to achieve because the workload and limited training structure don’t set employees up for success. The company promotes work-life balance during hiring, but in practice, flexibility is treated as a privilege rather than a standard benefit—so it’s important to have any hybrid expectations clearly stated in writing. The office culture is relaxed but often unprofessional, with frequent gossip, inconsistent communication, and defensiveness toward feedback. Employees are held to high standards, yet evaluations often contain errors and unclear guidance. Overall, it’s a demanding and discouraging environment with little support or opportunity for growth, and it’s easy to understand why turnover is so high.

There are a variety of departments in RQ. But the worst is administration. You get NO training, get tossed into a role and are expected to perform 200% without complain because “that’s what the bosses are looking for”. Add to that they will micromanage you in every possible way, harass you on your personal phone, on sick days, even when you’ve requested them as PTO. If you’re in Aguadilla, probably your supervisor will be on FL or CA so the person doesn’t know what your progress looks like and then they send someone from a whole different project to evaluate you - but beware, this person is besties with your supervisor and that means they are NOT looking for your best interest. They constantly remind you that your job is to nag people because they want you to be a “professional babysitter” and constantly do other people’s job because were all “one team”.

Stay away from this place. This place has nothing to offer. Jobs are based on years. They lay you off without any type of explanation. They pride themselves in “benefits” like insurance and 401k but fail to tell you that they will treat you like you’re worthless and block your attempts to discuss the situation because you’re not that important and you ARE replaceable.

The lack of training (despite promises), poor communication, and utter lack of support when we face issues in the field due to insufficient knowledge are extremely frustrating. On top of that, the management team has no real leadership skills. Employees are quitting left and right, hours are being slashed, and materials are consistently delayed because the budget was poorly managed from the start. It’s clear that the management team has no understanding of what’s happening out in the field, and their response to the team is almost nonexistent, probably because they don’t have answers themselves. The empty promises made to employees just to get them onboard are beyond disappointing. I'm not saying this applies to the entire company, but it certainly seems to be the case at this location. At this point, the company needs to seriously consider replacing the entire management team with individuals who can actually lead and provide employees with the tools and support they need to succeed. It’s hard to believe they can’t hire competent people, or maybe the ones they’ve tried to bring in are smart enough to know better.


Don’t be fooled by the fancy new office and ice cream machine. This company is hemorrhaging money! And are not getting jobs. They are overstaffing and will end up making cuts. 
Management is absolutely unbelievable. No one is managing the managers. They abuse their power, are in over their heads,  and just can’t be bothered to do their jobs. They basically get an allowance to show up once or twice a week. Pawning off their work to their department employees. 
Don’t even attempt to bring anything to anyones attention (work or employee behavior), nepotism runs deep here. If you aren’t part of the owners family, your managers friend, married/sleeping with someone , or go to their church... then you will be doing ALL the work. Have a complaint or issue with anything that needs to be resolved? Too bad! You are on your own. And you will be punished for saying anything/anyone is an issue....nothing is handled in private or anonymously. HR is the biggest joke I’ve ever seen! Best way to lose a good employee is to keep a bad one. 

People are jumping ship here, don’t get on board!

The company does not have standardize processes and it was very difficult and challenging to sustain a common ground across the various leadership requesting reports/information. You are viewed as inept if you requested clarifications on requested information and are expected to know what they (leadership) are wanting to see in requested reports. No base line system for project management, construction management, budgeting, field worker management, compensation, pay raise, affirmative action was heavily emphasized and documented to reflect satisfactory numbers for federal reporting, integrity was not a virtue. 

 It's extremely disappointing to witness a company that has been operating for decades perform so poorly in crucial areas such as employee support, establishing standard operating procedures, and maintaining a "wild west" leadership perception. 

This company has grown significantly within the last 3-4 years and with that, there are growing pains that have been difficult to adjust to at every level in the company. Those growing pains have provided areas for improvement, ones that the management is slowly starting to work on fixing. But fixing things takes time. It's unfair to say the company, as a whole, "sucks," as this depends so much on who you work for within the management structure. I would encourage management to listen and strive to influence their spheres of responsibility, as much as possible, for the better. I would also encourage anyone looking to work at RQ, to interview the company, managers, and team members, so they are aware what type of company they are joining - a growing one that has many things to still learn. 

As a formal employee it was terribly managed. And everyone’s running around like a chicken with their head cut off. Or standing around. I often had to stop doing my job due to lack of supplies. The job site is also top-heavy. Management often promised us more help in the form of hiring new guys. However, it didn’t often happen. And when it did, there was a high turnover because of pay discrepancies and workload.It’s one of those classic “a lot of chiefs not enough Indians” to actually get any progress done. Day to day often became more work than it was worth. There is a lot of standing around while one or two guys actually does work. I personally left because I got a better opportunity with another company on base. If you’re considering working there, I would apply to other contractors first. So unless you’re down bad for money I’d  steer clear.

This company uses you until not needed. No reviews and does not practice it's core values.

If you challenge management, who have no experience, maybe only 2 or 3 years, then you are pushed to the side and are labeled not a cultural fit. 

This company does not have any senior management oversight and allows those that fit thier views and those to run the company operations.

This company is hemorrhaging money and great talent, all for the sake of getting the project done, even though the work does not comply with the contract.

They mislead and withhold information from the client in hopes that it won't be discovered and if discovered they create documents to justify the after the fact occurrence..

I had high hopes when I started at this company. I admittedly came in with no construction background but was promised a lot of training and support. My coworkers did what they could to support and teach me what they knew but overall everyone is struggling.

Management team is only focused on making sure they look good, while ignoring that their subordinates are stumbling around in the dark. Asking for help from a member of management is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline. They either don’t know or don’t care.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Superintendent 3 salaries reported	$111,667 per year
Project engineer 3 salaries reported	$65,667 per year
Plant superintendent 1 salary reported	$140,000 per year
Welder 1 salary reported	$42.50 per hour
Site superintendent 1 salary reported	$112,500 per year

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