Dycom Reviews

Pros

Decent Benefits
Company Vehicle
Free Gas
Financially Stable
Cool gifts for anniversaries
Bonus Structure
Lot of room to grow
Many companies in the Dycom Family

Cons

Hardly ever got a Review
Sometimes upper management seemed uneducated
Very reactive instead of praoctive
Sometimes overworked or asked to go beyond the call of duty with no recognition

Advice to Senior Management

It would be nice to see more interaction in the projects at all companies to make sure relations with all customers are going well.

Pros

The technology and accessibility to new and and cutting edge software. There are plenty of opportunities to make a difference for the business and improve deficiencies throughout the company.

Cons

Management, management, management. A CEO who is too arrogant and too closed minded to let the people he hires make the right decisions. The paranoia in this company is felt at all levels. Employees are paralyzed by fear that they may lose their jobs if they speak up and in any way contradict the views of the high executives. The IT department and the rest of the business acts like two separate companies. The CIO is also paralyzed by fear and unable to deliver value to the business. People get promoted based on how well they play the game of stroking egos as opposed to merit or skill. This company is known to be a revolving door and has a terrible reputation in the market for good reasons.

Advice to Senior Management

Change your attitude towards your employee. Your company is only a strong as your weakest link. It is no secret that you do not care about your employees and that you think that good quality employees are easy to replace. I left your company and was floored when the CEO of the company I work for now, which happens to be much more profitable than yours, approached me to say that he wants to learn how to utilize my skills to ensure he is using the technology I teach to its fullest potential to help the business. Steve Nielsen would never admit that he does not know something. He thinks he knows everything and this makes him the weakest link. The same goes for all other executives at Dycom.

Pros

Direct managers are approachable and great people to work for but they are just puppets managed by the CEO
Other employees are great and always willing to help
It depends on the manager but most of the time they are very flexible as it relates to the schedule

Cons

Short term management based on earnings and the market, if the company is not doing well the first choice is to start firing people and in a few months start hiring again.
Premiums for benefits are getting more expensive and the coverage is decreasing.
Due to many layoffs the moral is very low
Employees are expected to work well over 40 hours a week but the raises are only 1.5%

Advice to Senior Management

Get a backbone and stand by what you beieve is the right thing to do

Pros

Salaries are competitive but bonuses are only given as incentives to managers and above.
Access to management.
Len's LunchBox in the courtyard at RCA is convenient for breakfast/lunch in a pinch.

Cons

Dycom has a reputation of being a "sweat shop."
Business is run like a slave ship.
Executives seem to make off-the-cuff decisions with little long-term/strategic planning.
Big Brother mentality with video cameras everywhere.
Keystroke logging software on company PCs.
In-house internet usage watchdogs.

Advice to Senior Management

Steve: Stop treating everyone like a thief. H. Drew: Lighten up, dude. You only make six figures. Board needs to put in place an executive team that can innovate and motivate, not brow beat and fire when quarterly earnings are looking drib.