Pros
$$$...and they have great people here that have been lucky enough to stick around(Lucky Dollars). Employees are in positions due to politics more than KSAs. Shoring has a limited amount of competition in the Portland, Oregon market. Only United and Cascade shoring are viable alternatives. This helps ensure this company remains viable in regards to shoring...piling is a different story as they have a very niche offering without a solid mill relationship. Shoring is mostly a brokered offering to supplement the stock they have.
Cons
I was hired and told it would take up to 1 year to be fully trained on this job due to the fact I was working in two departments and had no prior piling or shoring experience. My manager on average worked 4-5 hours a day. I could care less how much she worked but it did make training difficult as training didn't fit into that limited time frame. I had the skills and ability to help this company grow/profit but not the knowledge of the industry. They seemed more concerned about internal and external politics over development in a lot of cases. Employees are expected to perform the job but not given any direction in regards to what the company expects. The only direction I was given came in the form of a list not provided by my manager during my 2nd week on the job. I was very disappoint it didn't work out but not surprised given the work environment and culture.