Bartech Reviews

Pros

You are paid weekly without failure. Account Managers and HR are always helpful and responsive.

Cons

No downsides to mention. Telecommunications seems to be their niche

Advice to Senior Management

None

Pros

Being a contract worker gives you the illusion of having a great job--the assignment itself working at GM, Fiat, or Ford is first class. Make no mistake, you will be given the same level of responsibility as regular direct employees. The Bartech folks are pretty supportive and are pleasant enough to deal with on the phone. There's only one reason for being contract--the opportunity to get a foot in the door and be hired direct. You are a W2 employee and not an independent contractor.

Cons

Lousy medical and dental benefits. Your coverage begins after the first month of full employment, so if you start on Jan 1st for example, you don't qualify for benefits until March 1st. And it costs you an arm and a leg. You get only 5 days of vacation per year, and if you get sick, there is no paid sick leave. There are no promotions and you do not accrue any years of service. Though the OEM's (to their credit) treat you about the same as any other employee, you are effectively a second class citizen--you do the same work (or are working harder to prove your worth) for less. The entity who really profits is Bartech, for basically doing (in my opinion) very little. It's difficult to stay motivated; that's why there's so much turnover in contract staff.

Advice to Senior Management

Please be as nice to us working stiffs as you can, it's tough to be a contract jobbie!

Pros

A competitive salary and about the only other thing is that they offer MLK Jr day off. Otherwise compare it to another staffing company's benefits to ensure you do what's best for you.

Cons

Bartech is a contract / temporary staffing company and like others has pros and cons about working there. Best thing would be compare their benefits with other staffing companies to see how they compare.

Pros

I was laid off by my previous employer when they lost the contract and our key contact hired me as a contract woker through Bartech.

Cons

They only downside I have is the medical insurance options. They are based on Michigan rates and I live in Indiana so I am not able to afford to pay the family rate of $800 a month for health insurance.

Advice to Senior Management

I would just ask that managemen review the healt care options that are available for employees. It seems like Delphi utilizes many contract workers today and the health insurance rates are too high to afford.

Pros

An amazing opportunity for financial growth if you are a real "go getter". Ability to manage your own desk with the full support of management and account representatives. Great company with a great history and reputation. Love the leadership here, they are very thoughtful and willing to take critisism.

Cons

Lots of process changes coming from upper management. It seems like the level of preparedness is not up to par. Reactive. Decisions about processes are not well thought out and in delivery do not come naturally. Not enough "brainstorming" amongst teams and the idea of best practices is not utilized enough.

Pros

Getting setup as an employee is simple but Bartech is a contract house and just that so they help you get a job, but thats the extent of their help.

Cons

No support in helping their employees earn more money, gain benefits, or receive permenant employment. They place no emphasis in consistency of wages and/or benefits amongst their employees who are in the same position.

Advice to Senior Management

The lines of communication between employees and employee relations specialists need to be open more. Employees are made to feel stuck in the middle between the contract house and the contractor.

Pros

clean, quite place, good pay

Cons

people, boss, pay, location, machine

Advice to Senior Management

better management

Pros

Good salary and ok benefits. The clients and other vendors are very kind. Met some great people, and maintain friendships with them. Good job to build a professional network.

Cons

This is really sad for me to say. When I started with Bartech I had high hopes, but on my first day those hopes were dashed.

Terrible environment, constant feelings of oppression by management. Too much management (too many layers) but no support when it comes to problems. Management spends too much time focusing on the negative and not acknowledging things that employees do well. Some managers are too overbearing and that interferes with the ability of the workers to do their jobs for fear of upsetting the manager. There is a lot of pressure to violate contracts and send business to the sister companies. Penalization of workers who have families and subsequent family issues (ill parents/children). Work/life balance is discouraged among the workers. Very long hours are expected, even when work volumn is low. Obtaining additional education or training is discouraged. No room for advancement within the company.

There is a very high school mentality among some members of the management team (gossiping, brown nosing, rude behaviour, shunning those employees that have a work ethic and want to succeed), often the bad behaviour would take place infront of subordinates making the subordinates uncomfortable. Often subordinates are treated like children, as though they have no ability to think independently, and if an subordinate resolves a problem to the client's satisfaction without management's help the subordinate is criticized.

No sick time. Only 1 week of vacation (5 days vac, 1 personal day 1 floating holiday) per year for the first 2 years you are employed with Bartech "no exceptions" (unless you are friends with a VP then you get extra time off).

Advice to Senior Management

Employee recognition would go a long way. The senior managers spend time acknowledging the middle managers, but the employees get no recognition when a job is done well.

More training on how to manage people for management at all levels would be beneficial. They need to learn how to treat subordinates, and how to communicate effectively without threats or criticism.