data entry clerk

equipment operator

document specialist

machine operator

security engineer

Vastec

This company is significantly one of the most unprofessional, tight-lipped, uncompassionate, messiest, disproportionate, and not to mention IMPULSIVE, places I have ever had the displeasure of working at. 
 
The main management site, located in Florida, has absolutely no grasp on how to treat their employees or carry a company. Information is often not communicated effectively to employees in different states, and contacting certain branches for questions/comments/concerns has proven to be very difficult. People don't answer phone calls, and only certain individuals answer emails. 

The job security here is non existent too. Thee have been numerous times that people have gotten terminated or laid off within two or three months of hiring, simply because the company is massively impulsive. They'll hire new people because of projects that don't actually require that many to begin with, have those people burn through the work, and then terminate them for a mistake the company made. 

As far as local management goes, it was alright until it gradually got worse. Once the Lead and Assistant Lead left our site, it started going worse than it ever was. Vastec placed someone in charge who purposely withheld information from the bulk of their employees, someone with a bias against certain coworkers, someone who held no integrity for themselves as a manager. An untrusty, selfish person that didn't have the ideals of the team in mind, but what benefited them, and only them. It stopped feeling like a team oriented environment, and it seemed like everyone was looking out for themselves due to managerial circumstances. Having a lead that didn't treat people fairly, and chose favorites over making everyone's opinions feel valued is one of the many things employees had to deal with. Some people have no business being a manager, especially people who lack backbones that cannot fight for their workers, blatantly lie to the faces of said workers, and seem to only look out for themselves.

It wasn't all bad though. The work was fairly simple, scanning files/maps, removing staples, taping down tears and rips. Listening to music to pass the time was pretty nice too. When my site had the correct lead(s) in charge, communication with Vastec was still clunky and misleading, but our lead(s) were always honest with us and told us the truth, at any given time, without deception or fear. Coworkers were mostly great to get along with and listened to each other. 

Turnover rate is high and there's a reason nobody cares for the work done here. Does not treat it's employees fairly. Upper management is incredibly biased and shows heavy favoritism. Operations are never transparent, and always a mess. 

Claims to be fast paced environment, but it's just forcing employees to keep up with upper management's lack of planning. Employee morale is low, with most looking for other jobs as soon as they land this one. Management is not direct with its employees, wasting time on meetings to congratulate staff before having lower level managers deliver contradictory news after they leave. 

There is a very clear lack of integrity and care for the people working under them. Management does not care for the physical or mental well being of its employees, even going so far as to deny multiple harassment claims and complaints against its many managers. HR is slow, hates being asked to do its job, and will not answer any form of contact unless pressured. They treat their employees like children and constantly micromanage the team outside of actual production issues. To the point of feeling the need to have to track the movements of every employee and having communal break times. 

The company is constantly flip flopping between shutting down and layoffs, and doing the best it ever has been. Quotas are kept obscured but the work load is ever increasing. Management questions you if you do your set quota and if you over exceed your quota. Management will take advantage of their most desperate of employees and ask them to complete tasks for them outside of working hours. Overtime is not for everybody despite all employees being cross trained for all roles of production and also emphasizing project crunch times. Manager egos on all levels are easily scuffed and constantly interfere in each others teams.

The core responsibilities—scanning and indexing documents—were simple and easy to learn. Unfortunately, the overall work environment was extremely problematic.

Management lacked organization and professionalism. There were moments that made me question the culture, including inappropriate comments that reflected a lack of sensitivity and inclusivity.

Human Resources did not provide meaningful support when concerns were raised. Their response felt dismissive and ineffective, which only worsened the situation.

The workplace culture was toxic, marked by gossip and interpersonal conflict. Some colleagues seemed to thrive on drama, and constructive communication was rare.

I initially worked the night shift, which was manageable despite the leadership issues. However, when shifts were consolidated into daytime hours, the problems escalated. Day shift management was disorganized, and certain supervisors created a hostile and manipulative atmosphere.

Multiple employees voiced concerns about inappropriate behavior, but no action was taken. The overall environment felt exploitative and stressful, far removed from what one would expect in a professional setting.

Leaving was the best decision I made. While the job itself was simple, the surrounding conditions made it unsustainable.

This place seemed to good to be true at first. Management was easygoing and understanding, culture was great and I genuinely enjoyed coming into the office. My coworkers were (and still are) great people but that was quickly squashed once things suddenly changed. Multiple people around the production floor were moved and I felt like I was being singled out along with a bunch of my other coworkers. Not to mention the empty promises and unprofessionalism sometimes, and NO opportunity for advancement or growth in the company. It seemed like we were going to be stuck as "Document Specialist" forever. The turnover rate is very high, people come and go all the time and I didn't see why until now. They also change things almost all the time to the point where it's hard to keep track of all the rules and be consistent with numbers. The only time I looked forward to were the 2 10 minute breaks we got and the 30 minute lunch break. Not going to miss it here.

Vastec, is a premier provider of scanning and digital services, records management systems and solutions providing professional services.

Productive and fun workplace...as maintained duties on a persistent basis.

Worked well with peers, well liked and got along well with co-workers.

The most enjoyable part of the job was how the company would provide such parties, brunches, gift certificates into dedication employees efforts and hard work.

The hardest part of the job was how management didn't always comply with the reasonable accommodation policies and an employee needed one.  When a task is given and has reach completion of deadline...supervisor from management team misleads and misinterprets information to say task hasn't been met but mentioned in a earlier time how such performance was good and informed employee to move on to the next task.  Poor communication protocol

The kind of work you do depends on which department and project you're on, but it's generally simple, monotonous work. However, upper management is uncooperative and does not listen to their employees. They tend to play favorites when dealing with office politics and it's generally a lot of platitudes and lack of transparency. Don't expect HR to be of any real, meaningful help either. Overall very unprofessional in that sense, which is a shame, as we have had team leads that do their best with what they've got but upper management gets in the way of any meaningful work being done.

Used to be better, but it honestly just gets worse each time we swap to yet another operations manager Also you have to wait about a year before getting PTO to kick in, which sucks as it used to be 90 days.

Upper management could care less about you and your problems. Can never get a hold of HR and when you do she doesn't help or doesn't know the answers. Morale is so low it's ridiculous. They don't appreciate the ones who work hard, have a good work ethic and are the ones that keep that company going. But they love to spend money on incompetent people. Can't give raises but can hire new managers and pay them high salaries when they know absolutely nothing! Yet they can't shell out money for raises, or bonuses, incentives, or even luncheons. Do yourself a favor and pass on this place. Ps, don't even get me started on how they handled covid-19. All in all, they don't care about their employees!!

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at VASTEC is beyond compare.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at VASTEC are suitable to the job.

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at VASTEC, I think its hard to answer this given our current situation with this ongoing pandemic.

Management
In general, managers at VASTEC were great to work for and work with.  They were very professional and helpful and always responded to emails in a timely manner.

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at VASTEC is very good.

Overall
My experience working at VASTEC was very educational and informative as well as inviting to my skills and ambitions. They allowed me to shine and I didn't disappoint them.

The only good thing about this place are the Team Leads and Production staff (Doc. Specialists), nothing else. Management is a joke, HR cannot do their job to save their life, and no one can seem to solve simple issues before they become overwhelming. No yearly raises, no incentives, no overtime, and the only benefits that are affordable with the pay are dental and vision, even for managers. There is no job security either. They can and will fire anyone for anything, regardless of how small the issue is. If you were ever take any Indeed review seriously, take this one. 

The work is mind-numbing and the pay is slight but the office environment is largely supportive and even fun at times. As a company working government contracts, you will see significant and inane work expectations in equal measure (due entirely to finnicky and indecisive clients). The team leads were always very upfront about potential changes and fouight against the more useless ones for our sake. Great leadership.

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