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I started right after they created the “billing hub” and it was a mess from the beginning. There were so many changes within my first few months. Apparently the VP created the hub but just never saw it all the way through. We put in a lot of OT every week and just could not keep up. The work honestly wasn’t hard, it was just a lot of unnecessary pressure to over perform. I was told the purpose of the hub was so we could all work together and bill all of the jobs. But really it just came down to one small group being managed by someone who was either extremely overwhelmed or just doesn’t know how to properly manage the workflow. There’s plenty of people in the office being underutilized due to ego too. In the beginning everyone was a little friendly and the office was a bit more lively, but towards the end the vibes were just off and i started to dread coming into the office

Easy money just not enough money, difficult to move up, management lacks recognition of one's work and expect more work and no raise until all management and dycom corporate approves raise(1 yr min until a possible raise) , great company if you're new to the trade and want to learn but not worth staying around for the long run. It's who you know and not what you know in VCI. Learn what you can and leave to another co. that recognizes your hard work. Only good thing is you get certified in different certifications along the way (OSHA 10&30, flagger, forklift, confined spaces, etc.)

Overall
My experience working at VCI Construction, LLC, started off great in New Hire Orientation, until they placed me in the field. The other new hires were supposedly promised so many other things and it always put myself and the other crew members in tough situations. Upper management was not professional with communicating to the crew, there was threats made. Retaliation was part of the norm. The HR Manager was a joke, if you had gone to him with the confidence of making an anonymous complaint, you would be black balled. Room for advancement was non existent. No drive time pay, management would change timecard to eliminate paying OT, poor treatment from Supervisors on job sites in front of Superintendent & Customer.

I enjoyed working with my co workers but the management structure is like working for a bunch of high schoolers, lots of blame gaming and favoritism. 

For the women there is no growth opportunity and therefore no financial growth either. Women have more education and experience then the male managers but earn far less. 

Company has no direction, no culture, no mission statement and lack consistencies in disciplinary procedures.

This is the place where your career either begins, stays stagnate or dies. Great for high schoolers, college students or anyone who settles for whatever job comes their way. 

This is not a place to grow or advance professionally.

Management very week and poor
They hire anybody that says they know how to supervise, operate, read plans or use a shovel  (when they don't ) they dont check your previous employer
So you have to work with a bunch of I dont know what Im doing people 
And you work 3 times harder
They try and sell you on the company when you interview 90% is bs
Equipment is subpar to poor ie backhoe, trailers
They have new trucks
They don't want to buy any tools  for the trucks
So you work in the stone age are caveman era
Other divisions have everything they need
So overall its the div you get in
Wish I could say more but so many broken promises

Old President and VP seemed to actually care about the employees and trusted us. New management micromanages and only promotes the people from the small groups they used to manage before they moved up to management. A lot of finger pointing and people not owning up to their work and lack of proper management. You get suspended automatically if you get in an accident. Even if you didn’t cause the accident. Managers don’t really know what the work takes and will not give praise when it’s due. It’s hard to get a decent raise and no promotion because of favoritism 

I enjoyed working there , VCI has all nice trucks,and equipment which helps to get the jobs done. The company is very organized, they are all about business, but they do like to mix it up a little with holiday pic-nics, or fishing trips. they have a tool they use called "Drive cam" I want to say im not real fond of it, because it got me in trouble more then once. but the fact is it is a great tool, and its for your own good as well as the company.
it can definatley  change your driving habits from bad to good.
The co-workers are great. I miss working there.

Micromanagement is the first down fall for this company, not to mention the high turnover rate.. under payed employees who put in years of experience and paying more for those employees who came from other companies, not willing to match employees wages… hires lineman guys for a few months till they quit just to use them for class A license… supervisors can’t coordinate a week schedules in advance so people sit home… if they’re lucky enough to work they only work 8 hours max….

They will put people over you who have zero experience in your field.  Management will put their need ahead of your own. Raises, if you can call them that, are in cents not dollars and having an opinion about upper management is frowned upon and even a fireable offense.  If you aren't part of this company's "inner circle" expect to be left out of all decisions and functions. This is not a place to move foward and grow. 

Pay is decent if you know a lot, the scale is based on what you know not how long you've been there. Foremans and lineman alike make different wages. Always be available to work at their beck and call, or don't plan on staying there long.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Foreman 249 salaries reported	$28.97 per hour
Laborer 215 salaries reported	$23.09 per hour
Lineperson 216 salaries reported	$25.33 per hour
Construction supervisor 96 salaries reported	$84,797 per year
Splicer 105 salaries reported	$31.38 per hour

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