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Decent experience for starting out, nothing else - AV Technician Powerstation Events Employee Review

1.0
Aug 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

-Great people who worked there -One very good (young) manager -Decent AV experience but just from exposure to events and coworkers

Cons

-Everything else was bad or poorly managed -Schedules were created ad-hoc dependent on customers needs rather than over-worked employees' especially conflicting with planned big events where equipment was limited and wasnt being repaired frequently -Scheduling was based on one manager who also did gigs so there was favoritism, last minute changes/mistakes, and little regard for employee's PTO or time off reasons (refer to previous reviewer) - Gigs were understaffed and scheduled over 2-3x the normal amount of setups and strikes, with no extra morale boost or growth incentive, even with higher risk of overworked staff -Hostile work environment both physically and mentally -Stressful, stressful, stressful

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5.0
May 27, 2024
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Pros

Professional Growth and Skill Development Diverse experience across various event types Creative opportunities and innovation Networking with clients, vendors, and industry professionals Dynamic Work Environment Exciting and rewarding projects Collaborative Culture Strong teamwork and camaraderie Learning from experienced professionals Career Advancement Opportunities for promotion and career growth

Cons

Location Downtime Working with budget constraints

1.0
Mar 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Your fellow crew members are nice to work with. They'll pretty much hire anybody.

Cons

Management is pretty awful. They refuse to give employees the tools they need to do their job, this usually comes at your own expense. They're very poor at giving notice to gigs. Many times I showed up for work expecting to be in the warehouse all day and suddenly I'm going out to gigs. Al will have you run to do random things such as dropping stuff off at his house or the house of someone in sales despite you having a busy schedule of gigs. You will be grossly underpaid for the hours and effort you put in. They undercut the rest of the event industry by selling events for cheap at the crew's expense. You will not receive a living wage on crew. Management will pretend to want to help you succeed, meanwhile they're working behind the scenes to blindside you. If you tell them you're unavailable on certain days, they'll still schedule you to work. This will lead to a rehashing for information you already clearly provided. There's not even a modicum of formal training, you just get thrown out there because you're another body. I also had a terrible experience getting in touch with someone to follow up on my application. I'm talking consistent calls for 2 months. By the time the interview was scheduled, they didn't realize my interviewers were going to be out all week and the week after. It was a huge waste of time and money for me. They truly do not respect the workers. Do not work here.

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