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"I love this job. You have a lot of down time which is boring at times, however you meet a lot of people over the world and it involves a lot of phone work."
Posted 10 years ago in Ivyland, PA
Dispatcher at Greatwide Logistics
in Pleasant Prairie, WI

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"dispatch operations of a trucking compant that filed for bankruptcy"

What do you like about working at Greatwide Logistics?

"I have many years experience so I knew the job"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I think they have downsized to about 10 employees...good luck"

What don't you like about working at Greatwide Logistics?

"it was a sinking ship when I boarded and filed soon after"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"have quite a few less chiefs and way mmore indians"

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Dispatcher at F.E. Moran
in Champaign, IL

What do you like about working at F.E. Moran?

"I like the part of my job that is watching out for real life emergencies that could impact the people we monitor. The main basis and responsibilities of the job are right up my alley."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared to feel inadequate by your co-workers but appreciated by the customers whose lives and property you protect and save. When the system works, you feel amazing and like you make a difference in the world. I receive more customer compliments than any positive feedback from management. They are extremely busy and overwhelmed, so try not to need anything."

What don't you like about working at F.E. Moran?

"The co-workers WILL email your boss to specifically get you in trouble and make you feel worthless, even if its a minor screw-up i.e. going to the restroom, transfering to the wrong dept OR emailing the wrong Joe when there are 7 of them in the same office. if you miss an hour or more due to illness, even if you bring a doctor's note to prove where you were, you are significantly cut down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not be rude when asked for help. I would speak to people like they do actually have feelings and realize that I need to change my tone or attitude for different employees. I would definitely not cut someone down in front of everyone else. I would also utilize the employees I have for various projects and not take on everything myself and expect sympathy. I would empathize with my employees."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Dispatcher at Shuttle America
in Indianapolis, IN

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Job was stressful and not worth it if you dont have management backing you up"

What do you like about working at Shuttle America?

"The actual job itself was what I came to work for."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be careful of politics and try to stay in the background."

What don't you like about working at Shuttle America?

"My boss did not listen to me and HR did not help me."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To listen to the little man not just management because we are important too."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Dispatcher at Safeway
in Phoenix, AZ

What do you like about working at Safeway?

"This is a great company to work for. The company is diversity driven."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Very tough questions. Be prepared for questions you'd never expect."

What don't you like about working at Safeway?

"There aren't any complaints I have from my employment with Safeway."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management staff is great. There aren't any suggestions I'd have."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Dispatcher at Hansen Towing
in Grand Rapids, MI

What do you like about working at Hansen Towing?

"the logistical side of dispatching the drivers to service calls"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"well since they went out of business it wouldn't be possible, but I would say make sure you're ready to be stressed out and stare at a computer all day"

What don't you like about working at Hansen Towing?

"understaffed, which made it difficult to keep all standing accounts satisfied"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There were a lot of different ways they could have saved money, and more things they could have done to encourage employees"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Dispatcher at Spectrum
in Cleveland, OH
Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Dispatcher at Keller Supply
in Beaverton, OR

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Good environment and co-worker relationships."

What do you like about working at Keller Supply?

"Good people and customers to work with, busy, fast paced environment."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Work hard, be prepared for understaffed departements, and employee relationships are very important."

What don't you like about working at Keller Supply?

"Poor pay and promotion opportunities, disorganized at times, lack of direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Improve payscale, hire the required amount of employees needed to complete job duties."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Dispatcher at Pumilite Building Products
in Tualatin, OR

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Decent pay and benefits, however poor management and lack of direction."

What do you like about working at Pumilite Building Products?

"Aways busy, and reltionships with customers and vendors in the industry."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be prepared for fast paced environment, do the best you can, and prioritize tasks."

What don't you like about working at Pumilite Building Products?

"Poor management, constant complaints from co-workers, and very poor morale for most employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire a new, competent, manager train employees sufficiently to execute job duties"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 1 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Dispatcher at Network Global Logistics
in Broomfield, CO

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"They inhibit any type of job ownership, Very high turnover ok with mgment."

What do you like about working at Network Global Logistics?

"Some of the people you work with care and are pleasant to work with."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Think carefully before you continue. If you need a job and have thick, very thick skin, take it. Work there while looking for another position."

What don't you like about working at Network Global Logistics?

"Management does not care about the employees. Employees are viewed as disposable. HR department is weak and offers no support to the employees. Managers tend to use 50's style leadership."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Replace them. They will end up getting the company in trouble for violating some sort of labor law or creating a hostile work environment."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Dispatcher at Sky King Airlines
in Lakeland, FL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Too stress full, too many broken airplanes and unreliable schedules"

What do you like about working at Sky King Airlines?

"Using my aviation knowledge and skills and analyzing weather patterns"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just keep an open mind and be very thoughtful about accepting any job"

What don't you like about working at Sky King Airlines?

"Hire a new boss to fire everyone so I resigned ahead of time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Figure out a way to stop the tremendous turn over."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Dispatcher at Hollis Transport Agency
in Sulligent, AL

What do you like about working at Hollis Transport Agency?

"Guess it would be that I was mainly the boss and had no one to answer to"

What don't you like about working at Hollis Transport Agency?

"The maintence department had to stay on the to get the trucks going abd keep them up to dot regulations"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The company doesnt exist anymore the owner died in 1992 and the family did away with the company and sold off everything"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Dispatcher at Robertson's Ready Mix
in Corona, CA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"It was a good place to learn how to handle a lot of trucks"

What do you like about working at Robertson's Ready Mix?

"There was plenty of work and overtime and money to be made"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You probably wont start out as a dispatcher but will have to work you way up throught the order desk."

What don't you like about working at Robertson's Ready Mix?

"The 15-16 hour days and the drive for me I was driving 100 miles daily"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Bring in more dispatch help to stop dispacher burn out"

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Dispatcher at AAA
in Everett, WA

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"Exciting and something different every day."

What do you like about working at AAA?

"There was always something different every day with the customers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You need to make sure the drivers are happy, and try not to fight with them."

What don't you like about working at AAA?

"I disliked the fact that the drivers would get mad and yell at us."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have the drivers try not to get so mad at the dispatchers."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Dispatcher at FTSI
in Elk City, OK

What do you like about working at FTSI?

"The research that goes into doing my job. Keeping employees and vendors happy."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Don't settle for a lower salary than you can live off of in hopes of getting a quick raise after proving yourself. Raises are promised monthly but really only happen if the company has extra money to throw around every now and then."

What don't you like about working at FTSI?

"The managers don't care about employees but are focused fully on making money. They don't understand that the employees who work the front line may have some of the best money-saving ideas and are the real face of the company. If they constantly aggravate the employees, those same employees don't spread a positive image about the company, nor are they likely to recruit others to come to work for the company."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care about the employees. People don't care how much their boss knows until they know how much the boss cares. Treat people as they would like to be treated."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Dispatcher at Quick International Courier
in Schiller Park, IL

Please give us a one liner to describe this review.

"hard work. busy. fast. somewhat hostile. no raises for yrs due to economy"

What do you like about working at Quick International Courier?

"fast paced work quick"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"they hire anyone. you will have no problem at all"

What don't you like about working at Quick International Courier?

"no bonus or raise in years. freeze. not fair share. no longer match 401k"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"value employees more. reward them for work done. staffing issues"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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