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Garbage Company - Unical 145 (Repair Station) - Mechanic Unical Aviation Employee Review

1.0
May 5, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Basic medical benefits paid in full by the company. Occasional lunches provided by the company to celebrate major holidays. Great mechanics to work with.

Cons

This repair station is garbage. It appears if you are not Caucasian and don't brown nose the general manager you won't make it anywhere in this company. There is definite favoritism here as friends of management get hired and paid more than other hard working mechanics. If management doesn't like you, forget about fair pay, bonuses or pay raises while they make their six figure salaries. Negotiate your pay fiercely, don't let them undervalue you. One manager is getting paid six figures and was provided a free car with zero management experience! I was promised great sheet metal experience here, nope....what a joke department. Don't be fooled by any promises during the interview! Seems like the only way this place will get better is if we mechanics become unionized! Definitely not a company for the long haul. Just get your experience and bail.

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Unical Aviation Response
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Unical prides itself of having a diverse workforce with over 20 languages spoken. We have many executives that are non-Caucasian and we've promoted many internal employees to management positions from all cultures and races. Employees are reviewed at 30, 60 and 90 days and again annually, giving employees an opportunity to be recognized in writing for their performance contributions. We absolutely agree with you that employees should negotiate their pay and not undervalue themselves. We benchmark industry pay with the use of a salary software like Payscale. Unical recognizes and rewards high performers and years of service and in some cases pay over market. Unical is part of only 3% of all companies that still pays for employee and family benefits at 100%. As a non-union facility we have the benefit of an employer funded benefits program and are able to pay based on performance. We are continuously looking for ways to improve. We welcome your suggestions!

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