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When you call to start the hiring process all you hear is good things. Everything is bad with this job. You pay for everything and TRS (Truck Relocating Services) pays nothing. They give you a gas card to use but whatever amount you spending on gas they taking it right back when you get paid that Friday. They dont pay for hotels so its cheaper sleeping in the truck. I have slept in the truck alot of cold and hot nights. You have to rental cars to get to the trucks that you pay for. They dont take taxes out of your check but when you have to fill out your taxes and all the money you made for the year just to realize that after you add up all your expenses like gas or meals etc. IRS is going to audit you and say you owe them because they didnt take no money out for one but what will really make you mad is that you will find out you spent more that what you made for the year. They are hustlers. They really not spending a dime to have you take a truck to another state or cross country because everything is on your dime because whatever you spend on gas to get to the location you have to go to they take it right back. Its a win win situation for the company and its a lose lose situation for you. Example you might see you made 2500 in a week right but after they take out for insurance, car rentals and gas your pay out might be 100 or less. It varies.. to be honest it has been times I have worked for 2 weeks and ended owing them money and its not from taking a advance its was from gas and car rentals. They will tell you the more people you have to make a crew the cheaper expenses and that is true to a certain extent. I have seen people get hired and seen how the company is and left the truck in whatever state and go home. I had fun traveling but I left after I figured that I was getting hustled and owed them money after putting all that work in. Dont believe you can take the chance and afterwards you will remember this review and say I was right. I worked  with them for almost a yr. Oh yea one more thing the testimonials there page is written by people that was lying to suck up.

The workday for TRS included contacting customers/potential customers by phone, e-mail or Skype. This included solving problems in distribution, tracking orders and product defects. Another key task was setting appointments for the sales staff. It was important to assess the customer's needs and knowledge of the products before setting the appointment.

In the job at FWCS & TRS, I learned how to interact with all facets of society - young, old, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Another learned skill was to diplomatically deal with an individual unhappy with their product or service. I learned to multi-task, working within a structure and organizational skills. 

When working in a public school system, there are many pressures on administration that include political issues and achievement goals. It was important to work closely with the teachers and administration. During those years, the feedback I received was positive and understanding of the many issues.

In many of my positions, I had a great deal of independence but coordinating with the team was vital. In the family business (TRS), each person knew their responsibilities but also knew the importance of communication to meet the customers' needs.

A family business is difficult because one never really is away from it. Phone calls from other countries could come any hour. In the school system it could sometimes be emotionally difficult dealing with children who were struggling with learning or their family issues. Part of the time, I was assigned to students in Special Education.

In the family business I enjoyed the relationships built with repeat customers, the satisfaction of meeting a customer's need, and problem solving. In the school system the relationships with other teachers took much of the day to day pressures off. Of course when a child look up and smiles or says thank you, it makes one's day.

Worked in three departments, varied work demands from: records management; database administration, management, and QC; instructor, developer, first-line help for reports in Report Builder 3.0; problem-solving & technical/misc. support for deployed employees & subcontractors in the field (Afghanistan primarily with some in Dubai & US); subcontractor compliance; support for subcontractors going to and returning from Afghanistan; executive reporting & support, etc.

I learned very much from each of my three departments as well Fluor's history, policies & philosophy of business, and a myrid of things regarding subcontractors, Afghanistan, contracting and subcontracting in general, business practices, etc., etc., etc.

Under various managers & departments with various co-workers (which were, generally friendly and close-knit). 

I enjoyed what I did in each department and always enjoy variety and the opportunity to grow and learn all I can. I loved the work schedule.

A typical work day consisted of 12 hours, entering data, following up on employee missing badge times, for example when they had to "badge out" to work outside of the gate, I had to contact their Foreman to verify that they were working those hours or were gone off site for personal business.  All of the upper management were great people to work for and with, co-workers were nice and helpful.  The hardest part of my job was learning the Payroll part of the job, I had no previous experience people were very patient and understanding. The most enjoyable part of the job was getting "rewards"(lunch provided for employees) once a month for job safety and/or other achievements.

What is the best part of working at the company?
there is nothing great about working for this company 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
you are expected to "train" and get the procedures but the training is terrible. The training is done by another person who has been in the position for over 15 years and hates training. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
it is a deadzone. no one ever comes around when you are in office, and we work from home most of the time and there is also no communication 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
extremely miserable, unhappy. it really affected my mental state.

Fluor manages TRS. Do not trust anything the Senior TRS Managers say.  They don't think for themselves and will do only what Fluor tells them to do
They Prefer to promote men.
When releasing staff, they will blindside you & say it's due to Fluor downsizing, this is when you know they don't have sufficient cause to fire you. 
The Senior Team; They don't have enough experience to instruct or coach their teams.  They fly in for office visits and contribute nothing.
Not an environment I would consider fun to work in.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Paid Weekly other than that not a thing I was terminated by them for being hospitalized 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Them paying you less than what they told you.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
First you were told one thing, threatened to be terminated over informing your onsite supervisor over them about an absence due to medical reasons, then terminated for medical leave. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
On-site location I was assigned to was no problem whatsoever

I currently work for TRS at the Manheim facility in Riverside is it pretty cool job but I feel like they could pay better the hours are consistent. The people there are great I do got out of prison so this job is convenient for me it's hard trying to find a job with felonies. So I would recommend this to anyone who wants to work.

TRS has the absolute worst insurance I have ever seen for a large company. Yea they might give you a decent hourly rate, but for employee and spouse insurance is over $400.00 A WEEK. No job security, and the "BIG" company that may hire you permanently is not any better. Fluor also has terrible insurance, and no security. I would run from working for this place in Tucson, AZ. Every employee is unhappy and it shows.

Great opportunity to work with different country cultures.  Learned a lot about statutory country requirements for HR programs in country.  This is a temporary agency, so there is constant churn and pressure to find the right candidate with the right skills.  On any given day, new project awards could result in urgent needs for temporary personnel.  A high energy environment.

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