Nepotism...nepotism...nepotism - Anonymous employee Ozinga Employee Review

2.0
Oct 22, 2021
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The owners take year-long sabbaticals and there are about 7-8 owners. I guess that is a pro for them?

Cons

The only way to move up in the company is if you are male and pale. Major nepotism and if you aren't family, you aren't squat in the company. The next generation of kids are knocking at the door, so be prepared to have about 40 kids, whose parents are owners, in their 20's be your boss after working there for two years.

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Pros

No defined start or end time. As long as a ticket gets done, no one bats an eye. 2 hour day or 12 hour day, it doesn't matter. (Not a true pro if you care about showing up on time and getting home on time. Often times would wait 1-2hours in the building lobby before coworkers show up to start work). Great on the job training and you are provided with all the tools and materials you could need.

Cons

Incredibly poor pay. Manager lacks in respect. Politics come up quite frequently in the office and it can be a very hostile work place if you don't fit their cookie cutter mold of what an Ozinga employee should be like. Local travel includes overnights out of state, five hour drives to complete one ticket and a five hour drive back. Definitely not local. Insurance is awful and barely covers what you need. Incredibly dangerous at times with the manager not necessarily caring that it is dangerous. He does care if you have hi-vis on or not, but does not care about unsafe actions to get a job done quicker. They will require a drug test in order to work for them, you are required to go to a steel mill. However, note that they may not require this until you have worked there for one year. It will take one year to receive a desk to sit at, otherwise, you get a chair in a corner.

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