Where to begin... well first off, this is a billion dollar company, and yet when you walk into some of the buildings, you would think the profit margin is only in the couple thousands. The factory I work in is all a closed area.. and it’s been the same building probably since the 50’s (previously Howard Hughes)... we make missiles inside that individually are sold for over a MILLION dollars, and yet... the office space? Cubes are tinted yellow from the oldness... the carpet floors are turning black and are starting to look like a parking lot... don’t bother wiping your desk.... there will be dust balls and debris all over it in another week... the “break areas” yeah... dieting is great, as soon as you open the microwave you lose your appetite... it’s filthy. The bathrooms.. I’ve seen better facilities at rest stops.. pretty embarrassing. I’ve seen roaches on the factory floor... and book shelves in office areas that when you lift something off you get hit in the face with dust. Office furniture is all hand me downs... all mismatched.. my back problems have gotten worse and worse especially when they made us work 12 hr shifts. Want an ergo desk? Yeah.... will probably take a month or so for the 1 ergo evaluator to get to it, all you’ll get is a thing that lifts your computer so you can stand or sit... the desk where I sit has an adjustable keyboard section that’s broken... I never pull it out because when I did the mouse pad that swings from below it was filthy. It’s seriously so discouraging walking into this factory and office area everyday... it is down right depressing. An office area should be nice and well kept.. since you spend so much time here, the break room areas are gross, and the best part is.. not Iike you can go outside the campus for lunch... nothing great nearby, and getting thru the security gates and getting parking takes forever.. so hope you can spare 2 hours or more... even the fast food places are a drive. It is in the absolute worse/high crime rate area of South Tucson. Vending machines are always broken... nothing healthy just junk.. if you work off shifts, you better bring your lunch, or prepare to visit a vending machine for junk or just not eat at all... no options to be able to buy food here after the normal lunch hour.
I’ve been “voluntold” that I would support off shifts, and have been put on a weekend coverage rotation... so all that you hear about “work life balance”? Yeah not true especially if you hold multiple clearances... they are having a hard time getting people cleared it’s back logged... so when one person leaves, their work gets thrown onto someone else and the same people that have been getting away with not doing anything all day keep doing the same and don’t feel bad about it. Say you take on all this extra work load.... think maybe you will score some points with your manager and get noticed by directors, maybe lead to a job promotion... think again. Your manager will get all the glory, all the bonuses, they will move up and your still doing the same thing. Want to take some PTO? Good luck if you can’t find someone to cover for you... otherwise it won’t get approved. Don’t even bother asking for time off if you support the off shifts...
The health insurance (united healthcare) is awful, so expensive, you still pay co-pays, high deductibles while a bunch gets taken out of your check every 2 weeks.
