engineer

designer

civil engineer

Wade Trim

Do not work for the Consumers Energy dept if you are going to work for Wade Trim. I was there for 4 years. Management and upper management love to play favorites. If you aren't part of their click then you get singled out. No room for advancment. They are like to go out to lunch and eat together and not get back for over 2 hours and sometimes not stay for their whole shift when they got back. All jobs all have the same title, so it's all lateral and no upward. I was released from my job with not one write up or talking to. I believe I didn't learn anything because management or supervisors never train anyone or help anybody and expect you to know the job and train youself. I did my work all the time. They wasn't a hard part of the job, only frustrating management. They use you and throw you to the curb just as fast. There is no job security with a company like that. The compensation for separation is a joke. I had over 1 week of PTO and wasn't allowed to use it and wasn't allowed to get it at separation. The only good part of the job was company xmas bonus and you get to work from home if allowed to.

LITERALLY THROWN TO THE WOLVES.  Certain managers do help as much as possible. You are Not trained properly for the actual work, only will be trained for the basics (10%) and expected to just figure it out for the other 90% that you aren’t trained for.  Not prepared for the workload given; they will purposely give you too many projects that you can’t handle alone. Along with short, unattainable deadlines. Only the small review team gives reliable support. Was originally informed that field work isn’t required, but changes it to being required after 90 days. Complex project submission process. confusion with which standards to follow for which project. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Wade Trim is a very average place to work. Nothing special, but it’s not bad. They allow hybrid work schedules. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I don’t find my job stressful. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Boring and average. They are very old school and traditional, not innovative or interesting to work for. I do not feel like I can truly “be myself” in the work environment without feeling judged, and I keep my relationships with others at the company very surface level and professional. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I am usually left alone to do my work. I typically have 3-5 meetings a week.

Wade Trim is a great place for Engineers. All of their employees get paid time off and they are willing to work around your schedule when necessary.

I worked as an entry level CAD Tech and they trained me from day one, with no prior experience. If you work hard and are the best on the team, you will advance. The entry level group is made up of a lot of young people that are just starting out their careers. If you don't mind being super busy in the summer (50+ hrs per week) and kind of dead in the winter (strictly 40 hrs per week) then this is the right job for you.

I primarily answered telephones and completed all work given to me. I worked for 15 consultants at one time. The hardest part of the job was keeping busy at the time I left. Staff reductions were prevelant, and the economy reduced the ability for the company to get municipal engineering projects. I enjoyed being able to complete each and every task given as quickly and accurately as possible.

I was given full range of Records Clerk,I learn how to  Process information, Computer data entry, researching and retrieving information. Filing,Archiving. Offsite Storage,  onsite storage and tracking database. Fill in at front desk answering phones
and doing mail and ups and office work as well and is ISO Certified.

Management always kept employees informed about the status of the company. Weekly staff meetings kept everyone in the loop of projects. Card games, bocce tournaments, indoor soccer, softball teams. Gave back to communities. Birthday and anniversary celebrations, annual company party. Bring kids to work day. 

If you’re an employee with an invisible disability, be careful whom you ask for help. They claim to support their disabled employees, but when I asked formally for help, it was denied, and I was subsequently fired for the exact challenges I requested help with. 

Good place to work if you are an engineer.  They are very good about taking time off, providing health benefits (a little costly on the employee end) and 401k.  Very laid back atmosphere but management can be to laid back.

they gave me a very good review because they needed me to hang around longer for my T-License and technical background.
But they had a short term contract and there a mere possibility they will extend it for two more years or may not.

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