field technician

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Strata Clean Energy LLC

Strata's management is, or rather isn't. The team consistently takes on more than they can handle, and keeps digging a hole. They have a deeply rooted relationship with a large utility that asked too much of Strata - and they just never say no. 

Many times working for Strata I was thrown around with little notice or care because the "customer" had a need that was communicated months earlier but no one in management acted. They care deeply about their customer relationships, but not so much their employee relationships. 

I voluntarily left in June after months of feeling out of place, like management didn't care, and seeing the company vision get blurry and blurry. 

While its not the greatest place to work, they did have a ton of good opportunities for career growth - watch out and don't keep your eggs in one nest, they might randomly lay you off and claim they're going to replace you with software but not actually have the software in place to replace you. Yes, this happened with over 10% of the O&M workforce in January.

Overall, it was good when I started but slowly over the last half of 2019 and all of 2020, became a complete dumpster fire from a managerial side. I left without having had a 1:1 with my manager within 4 months, despite that I used to have them weekly when I started. 

Have been here a month and love this company.  Not only is this an opportunity to be part of something big (getting our country off of fossil fuel dependence), but the people are creative, high energy, intelligent and fun.  It's time for this young and successful company to become a force by allowing for tried and true processes to be implemented, providing employee training and development consistently, ensuring recognition and rewards are a regular part of doing business, allowing employees to determine workplace culture (vs. assuming any change to the old-school format means employees will stop being productive).  

The employees are VERY committed.  And the HR team is working to implement programs that will acknowledge modern-day perks to create a work-life balance and happier employees.  Happy employees equal productive employees.  Many of us can already see the difference since the new HR team has been put in place.

In my time at Strata they consistently hired people from outside the company and very rarely promoted from within. Also the people they hired were veterans which is fine, but I believe they mainly hired them for tax benefits and so they could pay them less. They seemed to get away from hiring people actually interested in renewable energy and had a degree on the subject like myself. They also kept promising better pay but it was all hot air and never happened. The people working there are great but management made poor decisions and spread us too thin when the company expanded and could not hire people quickly enough to fill all the positions. Overall it was a decent first experience in the solar industry but I would not recommend working there long term as it seems most every good employee left the company. They didn't seem to promote or advance people who put in extra work and when they asked for a raise or better position they almost always turned them down.

I am the new HR manager at Strata Solar and this is by far the best job I've ever had.  I absolutely love the people.  I have not met anyone that is not professional, knowledge and enjoyable to work with. 

The community of this workplace is strong.  Everyone likes everyone, or so it seems to me, and we are all very motivated by the common goal to help our country, no matter our role or level, to become one where renewable energy is the main source of power.

We are growing like crazy and time flies each and every day.  You can even bring your dog to work!  This company is moving from a start-up to a stabilized growing organization and is putting in new employee-friendly programs at rapid speed.  Can't wait to see the new and improved changes that are coming down the pike each and every month.

Bottom line the upper management and owners want their employees to like working here...happy workers are productive workers!

If I could I’d give the company a negitive number. Read reviews carefully. Beware of what you are getting into when you accept a position with this organization. The reviews are true. While some in the HR department (lower level not directors or vp) have improved the service provided they are beginning to leave because they see the company is beyond dysfunctional and no matter how they try it will never be enough. 

Senior management still lacks and fails to see its own flaws and how they contribute to the poor culture of the organization.   We low level - mid level employees who do all the hard work and deal with all the bs are under appreciated and under paid for what we do. Chumps who don’t do anything and don’t deserve them get large bonuses while those that bust their tails struggle to make ends meet and get mistreated by those benefiting from their hard work.

I enjoy the work and the people that I work with. My manager is flexible and willing to help us learn new things. You are expected to use you personal cell phone to conduct company business as well as get Teams alerts. No on-call pay even though you are tied to your home and TEAMS app to get dispatched. Some contracts require a 1 hour time frame to be on-site so it is impossible to go out to eat for supper without running the risk of being called out. Health and 401k benefits the following month after your start date but the down side is holiday pay is also one of these benefits. If you are hired the same month as a holiday then you will NOT be paid for that holiday (Christmas would be two days no pay). There seems to be lots of opportunity for movement/promotion and that was the main driving factor behind accepting the job. 

Hired when Covid hit, worked 15 months from my home.  Management never had time to train me on anything, never had time to go over what the dept. needed.  Then out of the blue I'm being let go due to performance issues, never once told there was a problem, never a warning or written up.  Have never worked for a company where the manager can get with HR about issues with an employee but the employee has never been talked to by either party of the issues.  
Had high hopes for this position but the owner is stuck in the past on wanting employees in the office and new ways to do things.  Management has much to be desired and their groupies as well, they are so overwhelmed they cannot do their jobs appropriately. Watch what you say to who


Strata has offered me with a safe work environment, consistent communication, and motivation to progress towards my goals for my career. Strata has fulfilled all of the qualities I look for in a company and has encouraged me to progress by giving me more experience in management. The goals that are set are the same goals I set for myself. Safety, Quality, and Production are the key qualities that I look for in a company, and Strata has met all three. The most difficult part of the success is learning how to motivate other co-workers to want to be as successful and self-motivated as I want to be. One other downside is not knowing if traveling with this company is an option. The most enjoyable part of this job, by far, is seeing the progression and accomplishments that have been completed by such a small amount of people.

Strata Solar is an excellent place to work with talented professionals who are committed to renewables. Management is implementing initiatives for employees at all levels to ensure the professional and personal lives. Strata offers 401k, health, vision, and dental benefits, paid sick days, discounted gym memberships, tuition reimbursement, and many more employee benefits. Strata is still growing so employees are an important part of the success of the company and should be willing to work hard. I love seeing senior management walking around talking to staff, going to lunch, and even asking about our families. You won't experience that at other places, but it really happens at Strata Solar.

A typical day at work consisted of clocking in on time, preparing job hazard analysis form, and going into a briefing about what is expected to work and maintain in a safe work environment. From that I learned wire management to help produce electricity, tool room training such as knowing and taking inventory of the tools and equipment used to perform different jobs, secured strapped and unstrapped loads that had to be transported. In doing all of this, it required teamwork, management and communication. The hardest part of the job was only when others didn't follow instructions and the most enjoyable part of the job was completing every task daily effectively and safely.

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