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Southeast Restoration Group

Great start to learning the mitigation side of the restoration business but the further I got into it the more things started to look shady. This company has many good morals that start at the top, don't get me wrong, but there are factors that make the management of each location focus more on numbers as opposed to the relationships with customers. Add on to that that there were some questionable hires at the Athens office where I worked (all workers are background checked and clean but the hiring of a worker who did not speak English in an industry where most customers speak English may not be the best idea. As well as a glorified receptionist with no mitigation experience that the mitigation manager swore up and down was the mitigation techs; mine and my coworkers, boss. Didn't sit well with us to be completely honest.) and it makes a bad environment. General moral at the Athens office was low, partially cause of issues previously addressed but also because of the lack of progress and advancement made by anyone. Even if we killed ourselves we saw no benefits and no results other than bigger numbers that had no effect on us. manager told us we would be water certified within 6 months and a year and a half in I still wasn't certified, the only man I saw certified was a man who had worked there for more than 2 years. towards the end of me employment there the technicians were put in awkward situations in which we essentially price gouged the insurance company, with nothing we could do on threat of punishment from management. Not everything was bad but it was extremely aggravating morally. The only argument I would have that was company wide would be the fact that there is no reimbursement for weekends and holidays spent on call. With me I have a lot of family out of state. With the on call situation I would have to miss major events, major birthday parties and celebrations, because I was on call and had to be within 1 hour of the location. if you're on call and go in you get overtime after 6 and on weekends but if you don't get called in you essentially get screwed over for your time. Same thing for holidays, if you get called in you are very well reimbursed but if you aren't called in you are essentially missing family events to waste time. 

I was only there for just under 6 months... During the interview process I was talked into taking a salary that is nearly 50% below industry standard and about 40k less than my last job but I took it under the guise of a performance bonus that was essentially nonexistent.. I was told that I needed to bring on my own Trade Partners (Subcontractors) and I did accomplish that task but I was unable to keep them there due to the very limited percentage they pay them, I went through four contractors in just under 6 months and they all left for the same reason....terrible pay. I do believe that my manager and most of the people I worked with are great people, but the company treats its employees poorly by default through low pay, terrible benefits and an absurd amount of work. I was also never told in advance that I would be on call regularly in case an insurance claim came in and worked on vacation and weekends to assist the mitigation department.. I was not in the mitigation department I was a PM in the rebuilding/structure department. I lost a good working relationship with subcontractors that I’ve been doing business with for 10+ years because of the companies unwillingness to pay reasonable figures. I never saw a penny for any of the jobs I closed and left just after my first quarter, for a company that claims to be Christian based they sure do their best to keep every penny for themselves. If you are a skilled and knowledgeable superintendent or project manager I would say RUN... don’t walk away from this company, they will work you to death and pay you as little as possible.

I can’t say enough great things about southeast. This is not just a restoration company—it’s a company that truly cares about its people. From the moment I started working here, it was clear that employees come first. They’ve built a culture that is both supportive and inspiring, where everyone feels valued and appreciated.

One of the most unique aspects of southeast restoration is their open Christian culture. Faith is woven into the company’s values and day-to-day operations in a way that’s uplifting and inclusive. It’s refreshing to be part of a workplace where integrity, kindness, and doing what’s right are at the core of everything we do.

What really sets southeast restoration apart, though, is their commitment to giving back to their employees. They go above and beyond with generous incentives, profit-based programs, and other benefits designed to ensure that hard work is rewarded. It’s evident that leadership genuinely cares about our success—not just as employees, but as individuals.

If you’re looking for a company that values its team as much as its customers and operates with a strong foundation of faith and integrity, southeast is the place to be. It’s more than just a job—it’s a family.

I start work with Southeast a few years ago and instantly grew to love my co-workers as my office family. The company goes out of its way to hire only team members that align with the companys core values. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the environment and how much time the leadership spent training and developing the team members. The company as a whole is extremely family focused and works to ensures a good work life balance . I've never missed a single of my sons ball games of practices. The on-call rotation is once every few weeks and its always a good opportunity to make an impact, helping someone on their worst day. I have spent time outside of work doing life with my co-workers, getting our families together for a meal and mens bible study in the mornings. It is a very growth oriented company and promote from within at every opportunity. If you are willing to put in honest work and learn the business, you can build a career with this company.

Culture, culture, culture! The Knoxville office is like a big family. Everyone cares for each other and cares about going a great job for our customers. Leadership is the best I've ever had, from the owners to the location leadership. I enjoy the work we do and who we do it for. Our core values are real, talked about regularly and lived out each day. There's real opportunity to make good money with incentives and to grow in your career. The management really cares about you as a person but will also hold you accountable to doing excellent work. They're supportive and want to see you succeed. It's a challenging but rewarding place to work. Restoration as a whole is a demanding industry and Southeast has high expectations. Hours can be long, but anything worth doing is hard. This is as good a place as any to work. 

Restoration is a fast paced industry where every customer has experienced property damage to their home and is dealing with some type of emergency. The industry itself can be stressful, but also very rewarding. 

Southeast recognizes this and has a mission of Restoring Lives while Repairing Property, and has an amazing and fun culture. Working with the public can be challenging, but they have a great team atmosphere and supervisors are always available when needed. 

Compensation is performance based, so if you are willing to work hard, you can be very successful in any position. Since they are a fast growing company there is always opportunities for advancement as well. It is a great place to work and they people are the best anywhere.

The Culture of this company starts from the top down and it is impressive.  Servant Leadership and the company offers benefits you rarely see anywhere else.  They have a book club that offers money to read books, books that enhance your knowledge in areas like leadership, time management, work life balance.  Up to 500 dollars a year to read and become a better team member.  They also offer above and beyond regular PTO called mission days (up to 5 days paid) to take time to do service projects, be a chaperone for a camp, overseas mission type trips.  
The work can be difficult, but any place worth being at is going to have tough work to do.  You have the support here and all you need to do is plug in and work hard.  First job I have ever had where I enjoyed driving to my office.

Management is so terrible here! I was a mitigation tech for almost a year with this company. We would be on call pretty much 24/7. I worked on average well over 60+hours a week. On top of working crazy hours, nothing you ever do will be good enough for them. They constantly criticized and micro manage everything you do!  Management would never help out in the on call rotation. They try to promote the company as a “Christian company”, but management would lie to the home owners to sell jobs all the time. When me and another tech went to his boss about the way we were being treated, they didn’t do anything about it, just threw everything we said under the rug. Everyone in the office would look down and treat the Mitigation techs like they were worthless.

Company culture is meant to be fun, they push that, however, they hire "friends" and unqualified upper management and it causes issues down the chain of command. They will hire a "director of make believe department" but say there is no money to hire a qualified applicant and pay $10k on avg less for managers. 

They will retain those who brown nose their way up and let go ones who actually know what they are doing and deem it "not a good fit" after that person has put in the effort, not just once, but often. 

If you are interested in getting a job, just work here, pay bi-weekly and good time off, but do not put your heart into this place, it is not worth it. Think of it as a cult, lots of carrots on sticks but until the upper management is humbled, stay away

A typical day involved visits to job sites, discussions with home oweners, new job planning, budget review, and scheduling. Communication was key with the customer and all involved sub contractors. It was a great learning experience for project management. The hardest part of the job was the schedule. The on call every other week schedule for emergency services was difficult on top of the more than full time project management. The most enjoyable component of the job was assisting someone in a time of disaster that could never be planned. I was able to take a tough situation and assist in putting someones home back together.

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