Working at MeasureComp in Oak Park, IL: 1 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Oak Park, IL Area

"A very sad cheap and unfair company. Very questionable ethics! Only get a job here if its your last choice."

What do you like about working at MeasureComp?

"Not cooped up in an office. No boss breathing over your shoulder. Get to work very independantly."

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

"Run as fast as you can! Faster run run run run faster Not the worst job on earth but if you need to make a living its gonna be tough!"

What don't you like about working at MeasureComp?

"To sum it up Measurecomp is a company that provides measuring services for several companies but by far their bread and butter is completing measurements and building quotes for flooring for Home Depot.The basic job of Measure Technician is not bad at all. Basically the job consists of downloading your route and customer info, plotting out your route, calling the customer to set time for appt, showing up at customers home, complete room drawings and measurements. You will average between 6-12 of these a day. Then when you get home you upload all your information to the home office and repeat. Like I said the basic job is not bad if you like a lot of driving and working very independant.Now, whats NOT GOOD about the job.1)They do not provide you with a company car.2)You are on the hook for all expenses involved using your own car! Measurecomp does not pay for your gas, mileage, wear and tear on your car, repairs, etc. And these can be quite extensive when you are going to be driving between 150 and 300 miles a day 5 days a week. You can expect to spend around $20.00 a day just on gas!3)Pay........You will be lucky to make $30,000 BEFORE all expenses!4) You will do measures at least 5 days a week but really you work 7 days a week because even on your two days off you have to down load and plot your route as well as call all your customers the night of your day off.5) Measurecomp also does not pay you for your time working. You get a flat rate per measure around $13 or so. They only pay you over time if you exceed 40 hrs in a week of actual measuring time. They do not consider the countless hours you spend driving to your first job, driving home from you last job, or the hours you will spend at night working on your route and calling customers. I'm not sure, but I think this has to be illegal!!6)No Health Insurance Offered7)No retirement plan, No 401k offered8) You do get 1 week but it only starts to accrue at .77 hrs per week after your first year of service. You are also off on a few holidays Like Christmas and the 4th of July but it is unpaid. Measurecomp also does not provide any paid sick or personal days.9) Almost forgot, they require you to have a cell phone but they pay nothing towards it even though you will go through minutes like water. And probably have to have an unlimited plan!Like I said before......the basic job is a good one! But Measurecomp is one of the cheapest companies I have ever worked for! I know the point of a company is to make a profit but come on! Measurecomp takes that to the extreme! I just can not think of any other company that would expect you to use your own car to drive hundreds of miles a day but yet pay nothing for gas, and or repairs, like I said before they pay you around $13 a measure but they charge Home Depot $35, so the tech doesnt get even half the fee but yet has almost all the expenses! They are so cheap that they also make you pay for all your own tape measures (which you will break at least one a month).Im sure there are more negative things I'm missing so please if you also are or were a Measurecomp tech please feel free to submit your own review! :-)"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Make Measurecomp and much fairer place for technicians to work! Consider all of our considerable expenses when thinking about our pay."