Never-ending Nightmare - Anonymous employee usCalibration Employee Review

1.0
Oct 16, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A paycheck was about the only thing of value to come from this work experience.

Cons

Where do I start? Well, this business is a text-book example of what NOT TO DO. Jim, the boss, runs this business like an extension of himself. That would not be an issue in its self but the man simply DOES NOT have mental stability. This creates an atmosphere of tension, and all employees acknowledge it during lunch. Collaboration between employees is strongly discouraged. The job goals change about every week. Jim micro-manages every aspect of the company. He does not provide incentives for doing well. This leads employers to work with very little passion. Not one person working there liked it. Jim has made huge financial mis-steps. Notice that I say, "Jim" and not company... this should clearly inform what it means to work at UsCalibration from that. There are too many horror stories to even recount over this forum. Do not work here because you will learn no marketable skills. That is the only thing certain about this company.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
Jan 22, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

- Rapidly growing company, hurtling across the steppes and destroying the competition. - Employees are extremely intelligent; some have degrees from elite universities, e.g. MIT & Berkeley. There is nobody from Everest College or Compton Community College here (not saying those aren't outstanding institutions). - Field engineers are friendly and always up for a discussion about Skyrim, Schrödinger's Cat, Star Wars, Dungeons and Dragons, etc. - Salary raises here are generally much larger than the typical 3% you'd get at other companies. - Employees conduct themselves in an utterly professional manner at all times. - Generous benefits. - Outstanding leadership: it's like Steve Jobs and W. Edwards Deming had a baby. - Everybody here is super sharp. Incompetent employees are read the riot act and summarily fired. - Convenient parking. - Fun company parties. - Employees with Asperger's can succeed here. - The pride and satisfaction that comes with knowing you are part of a world-class team. - Japanese business philosophies.

Cons

- Located in Irvine, a master-planned community that is the height of suburban banality. - Office is in the euphemistically named Skypark Business Center, which is home to a variety of sleazy massage parlors and marijuana gardening stores. I'm surprised there's no Check into Cash yet. Also, exasperatingly difficult to have a conversation outdoors with all the low-flying airplanes overhead. - Meetings tend to run long; grab some Provigil beforehand if you're the type to have trouble focusing. - Sausage fest: very few women working here. - Disproportionate number of UCI grads working here.

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