you've never experienced mistreatment and abuse like this before. - Welder/Trainer FWT Employee Review

1.0
29 May 2016
Recommend
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Pros

It's very easy to get hired here as a "welder" even if you have absolute zero welding or steel working experience, because they have already fired or ran off every experienced welder in the area. If you don't want to make burgers anymore you can be a welder here. But I warn you McDonalds treats its people far better.

Cons

You cannot afford the insurance. It's over 1000 a month for a family. Also it's extremely easy to get fired. Working too slowly because you're inexperienced you're fired. Working too fast and quality suffers you're fired. If you're working in a way that's different than the way a manager does he'll make up a rule on the fly, call you into the office and write you up. 3 and you're fired. If you get hurt using the junk equipment they provide they will fire you for that as well.There are no excused absences. Illness, car wreck, jury duty, surgery, birth of a child, death in the family. All are unexcused absences and if you are absent more than 60 hours in one year no matter what the reason....you guessed it you're fired. They throw away on average 200 to 300 workers a year up to 20 a week when management is jonesing for blood and sadness. Legality is thrown to the wind here just look up the number of lawsuits against this place by former employees.

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5.0
20 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Safety is very important to them. All the overtime you want.

Cons

Younger establishment in Hicksville so leadership is weak.

1.0
7 Mar 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Experience to get somewhere that treats you better.

Cons

Heavy buddy system promotion. Commonly give jobs to individuals technically unqualified, seniority not being a factor. Quantity is more important than quality, no matter what they say otherwise. Immature management individuals. Literally need to be observed in person by a higher up to act professionally. No care to workforce morale. Most directions given out of authority rather than actually knowing what to do. Poor quality tools constantly need replaced. Production versus Quality rather than working together. Originally egged on by management.

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