Terrible - Anonymous employee Interstates Employee Review

1.0
25 Feb 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you want to live in Sioux Center and are an engineer, this is about your only option.

Cons

Absolutely terrible work/life balance. I watched as people with newborn children at home worked from 6am to 5pm went home for supper then came back from 6pm to 9pm. They require you to work 45hrs minimum. With no overtime pay and a bonus at the end of the year that probably doesn't even work out to minimum wage with all of the extra hours worked. Compensation was absolutely atrocious, the lowest of any company I've heard of at similar positions. All of your tasks are tracked at 15 minute intervals so you better work quickly. The culture here was terrible, I've never seen a work environment with so many people throwing each other under the bus so much this was not a team environment at all you were on your own and better defend for yourself.

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Interstates Response
7y
We’re saddened to hear that this was your experience. We want our employees to feel like part of the family and enjoy our strong core values, and we’re gutted to hear we missed the mark! Thanks for taking the time to bring this to our attention. We will use this feedback to make us better.

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Cons

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Fun coworkers. Made long lasting friends even after the internship ended. Very good experience overall and allowed for some unique experiences that you cannot get in college.

Cons

Some departments at least give you a chance at applying for a full time job, others simply use you for cheap labor with the fake promise of, "If you work hard enough, you might get a full time job" when that was obviously never their intention. Unfortunate to see some interns go through that.

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Interstates Response
2w
We’re glad you enjoyed your internship with us! Thank you for the feedback. Our internships are designed to give students meaningful, hands-on work and professional growth, and we also want to be clear and transparent about expectations. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention.
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