Management in the company lacks experience. Because certain staff hold distinct licences this automatically makes them "business managers". The board of directors and upper management are like the mob, you will join their "family" when they see fit. They proudly advertise the company is 100% employee owned. What they don't tell you is you will most likely never have shares or bonuses. If a bonus is paid out you are made to feel entirely grateful that "they" decided to give you a bonus. Bonus are not paid out on hard work and dedication like they claim. Wages are not comparable to other companies like they claim. Since leaving Midwest Surveys I have found wages to be a lot more compared to the wage they paid me. When asking for a raise, the excuses come out... you're over paid, you're not worth it, wait a couple of months for your review. Employee reviews are a complete and utter joke. When raising a concern to the office manager, you must be careful of what you ask and say as it can turn around to mark you on the back. You are expected to work evenings and weekends when times are busy. When times are slow the layoffs start. Huge amounts of fat in the company, very poor hiring decisions. I watched a guy get hired in September only to be laid off at the beginning of October, why did you hire him and wreck his life? Very poor decisions come from Calgary. They have appreciation dinners for staff and try to uplift spirits and create a façade that staff are doing an outstanding job. The over turn rate of staff will most likely be the highest in the surveying industry. Thousands of staff in the survey industry have experience Midwest Surveys lifestyle and are glad they left. Had numerous times when I was talking to lawyers about the practice at Midwest.
