It's been fun but likely time for change.The good thingsPay is OK but not world leading. My team is amazing to work with and the people on the floor are genuine. Camp and food is ok. 1/1 roster is great for work life balance
The challengesMiddle management is atrocious and appointed on their ability to talk the talk (or diversity). Not necessarily their actual ability or knowledge. The new BOS system is a joke and a constant source of time wasting and frustration. Upward mobility is next to non-existent and they don't promote or develop from within (from the floor). Upper management change titles all the time like it's a game and it's hard to know what anybody actually does up there. Overcomplexity and constant changing and 'streamlining' of systems causes confusion to the point people have to try to work around them or we need to hire more people to try and deal with them. Diversity hires into heavy labor intensive roles tend to go very badly and they struggle and need to be carried by other members of the crews. Turnover in our department is at an all-time high (nearly everybody here is new or looking for a job), but management just seem to shrug their shoulders. Strangely, there does not seem to be any tangible improvement, even when we are told things are getting better.