survey technician

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SAM Companies

The good thing about SAM is that it provides you with a lot of work. You will be provided the opportunity to earn plenty of overtime. Sometimes managers will ask, insert air quotes, you to work overtime.

With that being said, there are a lot of negatives about the company. The management here is, in my opinion, very poor. The managers don't really care about the employees. Instead, they use as stepping stones to further their careers. They give us the lip service that they care, but when it comes down to it, they only care about the bottom line. Some managers are very strict on the sick and vacation hours you use. I was told by more than 1 manager that the sick hours I've accumulated over my years of service to the company were not mine, instead they were the company's, as if I didn't earn them. During the coronavirus outbreak, the response from the company was completely insufficient. The first thing that I heard from management is that we are going to keep the foot on the accelerator. Nothing about employee safety or concerns. They did NOTHING to help employees who were going to be quarantined. They asked us to use all of our sick AND vacation time as a means to make up for not being able to come to work. Meanwhile, management and the lucky few techs who have a laptop were able to work remotely without using ANY sick or vacation time. Just goes to show you that they really don't give a care in the world to their employees.

So in short, if you want a job that you can make some money, SAM will provide that opportunity. If you want a job that values you as an employee and a person, better look somewhere else.

First off this wasn't the job for me in the long run shortly after I started. Office people are very nice but techs constantly talk bad about them especially the ladies behind their backs. VP was very helpful and times even when he was sick, and I'm not talking about corona, this was before then. Now to the techs "WEIRDOS". After my first month their I could tell who the "WEIRDOS" were, not all just most of them including some above tech statuses. I really cannot enjoy a work environment where everytime someone tells a joke it has to do with homosexuality and explicit jokes about underage girls, not to mention all the "touching" they do of one another. Disgusting people who once told me before I started about one day when there was down time they had nothing better to do than pick up frozen bird feces and throw it at each other. One project manager 'kid' who had a anger problem and numerous complaints was eventually 'fired' but it took to long.  This was job # '8' that he was fired from, always complaining, breaking equipment, not abiding by company rules. If you read this review you will probably have an idea of all the "WEIRDOS" I'm talking about. I've come across some  weirdos in my life but this group is the "WEIRDEST".

This company should be called Pig Tracking and Sitting, not Surveying and Mapping. You will spend the majority of your time eating gas station food in the middle of nowhere wondering when you'll actually be able to do some real work. You may be sent across the country with little to no notice, even if you weren't hired for frequent travel. The per diem is very low, so you'll have to stay in roach motels. Some of the offices hire meth heads and hillbillies. They don't pay you for your overtime and they don't follow state laws. The head of the SLC office only cares about his bonus and "justifying the need" for the SLC office. He was always several months behind on reviews, completely out of touch with his entire office, and lacked respect for anyone under his leadership. It is common to be sent out of town without any knowledge of briefing of what you will be doing or where exactly you're going or how long you'll be gone. You may even be held at gunpoint because the office didn't give you all the information you needed and you're unknowingly trespassing. I guess if you're a RPLS or a shady PM, this might be a good company to work for, but for the average joe field guy, STAY AWAY.

Good support from the team. Communication is good. Compensation is generous. They have excellent perks such as 401K match that is vested right away, a healthy PTO/Sick package, and great medical benefits- including employer paid long term disability, employee life insurance and dependent life insurance, as well as employer paid vision and dental. 

There was a very good team in the cubicles (entry level roles). 
The managers rarely checked in or gave direction to me. 
I had to ask for tasks from coworkers to have things to do to pass the time at work.
I wish my manager in the SUE department had taken a more active interest in me and my abilities so that I could have been more helpful and gained more experience while at Surveying and Mapping.

Our company was acquired by SAM and withing 6 months, many people left. Working for SAM under a closed‑minded, micromanaging supervisor was very challenging and difficult. My opinions and suggestions were not valued. I was constantly second‑guessing my decisions and felt like I was always on needles. 

I worked  as a survey supervisor, pipeline router, and party chief.
When the job is over, so are you.  That's just the way this business is.
However, when you turn in your two weeks notice and on the last day of that notice they attempt to get you to take a drug screen on a holiday (4th of July) and no clinics are open, so they decide to terminate you on that last day of your notice.  Pretty much chicken s#!t, but I am better off and never looked back.
Maybe try looking somewhere else, unless you are a convicted felon, then they will hire you, and pay you kindly wage.  Good luck

I started as an IT intern at SAM, LLC and upon graduating college, I was promoted to full-time. Working in the IT department was challenging and rewarding. The atmosphere was very friendly and familial. I felt very respected as an employee through the department and through the company as a whole. SAM, LLC and companies care about their employees and provide a safe and healthy work environment. I'd recommend SAM to anyone and would jump at any opportunity to work with them again

I liked this job and all it entailed except for my new manager who came in and immediately started making nepotistic hires. I felt manipulated by the new field coordinator. He wouldn't let me negotiate pay. The straw that broke the camels back was s3nding me to do a 2 day job, they kept adding more and more work I didn't have equipment for and it was my birthday weekend. I realized they were lying to get me to stay out as long as possible. Besides this one new manager initials RB this was a good company, good people, great benefits. 

Haven’t been at SAM for very long but for the time I have been working here it’s been pleasant. The people I work with are easy to get along with and we all listen to one another’s ideas and input on each job we do, we teach and learn from one another and help each other with any problems that come up. It would be hard to have problems with people here unless your the type of person who is a know it all or can’t take constructive criticism very well. Those are the type of people that would cause problems at any job and there are plenty of people like that in the world.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Survey technician 50 salaries reported	$26.32 per hour
Loss prevention officer 28 salaries reported	$28.34 per hour
Crew supervisor 25 salaries reported	$32.13 per hour
Land surveyor 21 salaries reported	$17.31 per hour
Senior field technician 19 salaries reported	$28.84 per hour

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