forklift operator

assistant

administrative associate

T. Parker Host

Working for T. Parker Host for nearly 2 years was an absolute pleasure and learning experience. This shipping company has had nearly 100 years of success because of the core principals of which they keep true, and because of young & innovative leadership. Part of the companies success can be attributed to the fact that they hire team members when they are "green" and inexperienced, and groom them to become the pedigree that has become "The Host Way". The quality of employee can be recognized from operations, accounting, management, executives, and all the way up to CEO.

It is never a dull day in the shipping industry, and working for TPH was no different. Daily opportunities to engage with people with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, helped promote career growth. During my employment with the company, my understanding for the maritime / shipping / chartering industry grew from non-existent, to a concrete understanding and knowledge of the business.

It is no playground ride to be in the shipping business, especially as an agent, but if you can put aside personal endeavors, and give your everything to this company, they will return the favor with loyalty, job security, and very fair, even generous, compensation and benefits.

The most enjoyable part of working for TPH was the team member culture that the company cultivates. Your co-workers / team members are some of the people you spend the most time with in your life. I'm glad to say, I was more than happy to spend my work days around my team members working for such an excellent company like T. Parker Host, Inc.

I enjoyed this industry but our ever growing company has hired too much upper management and no one in able enough to actually lead.  They are filling this job with too much unnecessary things that I just cannot get behind.  Also the time commitment can change at the very last second.  One minute I have to work again later in the evening, two seconds later I don't.  I could board a vessel at midnight expecting only to be 30 minutes or so and end up not getting home until 5am.  It's hard to prepare work/life balance with the stresses of the time this job demands and the stress of upper management lack of consideration for it's employees.

Great place to work. The management was pretty quick to throw you under the bus. Giving you less than two or three days to know you were needed at another office, and that you'd be traveling out of state so be ready. Unfortunately, with a family, things of that nature are impractical. Other than that, they have a knowledgeable crew of people at each office so you will quickly learn the ropes of agency.

What is the best part of working at the company?
the hours u can make they let you make the hours


What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
hearing them guys complain about working


What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
in between regular I don't see the difference a lot of favoritism

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
just a regular day do my time in mind my business

I'm so glad I decided to work at this company. It was an incredibly rewarding experience. I learned so much, grew as a person and professionally and made a low of new friends. 

Like any place it has its ups and downs but the ups significantly out numbered and out weight the tiny downs. I'm so glad that I decided to work here.

Great work life balance here and I felt like I was really contributing. Shipping may not seem like the most glamorous thing to do but we'r emaking a real different to people's lives.

Great culture and management really get this. 

Learned how to be flexible and think on my feet.

Would not recommend this place to anybody. Disrespectful and very rude coworkers on the team. The office environment is not for anyone who cannot handle discussions that make them uncomfortable.

I was able to use the skills I learned at school about logistics and commodities trading everyday. The other employees were extremely helpful throughout my experience interning and I grew as a worker and student.

Nothing really to say, started off good then went down hill quickly. Management was ok, help was given if needed. Contract ended and was moved to a horrible position at that point every thing changed.

They had a manager there initials LC...stevedore. Not very Ethical, much better with new manager. Now that the unethical managers are out of Baltimore it is much better.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Forklift operator 1 salary reported	$19.50 per hour
Assistant 1 salary reported	$29.00 per hour
Administrative associate 1 salary reported	$24.00 per hour

Working at T. Parker Host: Company Overview and Reviews

T. Parker Host

T. Parker Host Ratings

Popular jobs at T. Parker Host

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected