Low pay compared to others
Low pay compared to others
Great benefits and room to advance.
Permanent employees make less than the contractors per hour.
This isn’t skill-based compensation but rather tenure-based.
This causes low morale among permanent employees who do more work and have more experience than a newly hired contractor.
Increase pay for permanent employees based on skills.
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Ask about experience with manufacturing machines. Do you work with schematics, wiring diagrams, parts, and wire lists, as well as written and/or verbal instructions to assemble, repair, and test electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic
Product Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesMay 1, 2025The interview was okay. One interviewer did not bother with questions. I liked the other interviewer as he seemed genuinely interested. It has been 3 months since I applied and 2 months since my interview, but despite emails to the recruiter, I have
Mechanical Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 1, 2024Easy and engaging. Know basics of mechanical engineering. Most questions will be based on your projects. They won't ask any technical questions about cantilever beams or other common interview questions. They focus on your critical thinking and deci
Manufacturing Engineer
Austin, Texas, United StatesFebruary 1, 2024Ask about experience with manufacturing machines. Do you work with schematics, wiring diagrams, parts, and wire lists, as well as written and/or verbal instructions to assemble, repair, and test electrical, electro-mechanical, vacuum, and pneumatic
