American Systems Employer Reviews

Professionals, it was a good work environment. Normal 8 hour day with good pay and benefits. Management praise hard workers and gave plenty of advice on how to do tasks more efficiently. Plenty of room to be creative and innovative. Most enjoyable part was being able to see a finish product.

Overall AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a great place to work. The line managers are great and very helpful . There is ample opportunity to be promoted and succeed with the right drive.

Poor management and field support,paid time off is the worst in the industry.OK if you just need a job and not interested in a future.

Installed and terminated and tested cat6 and fiber optic cables from telecommunications rooms to user stations. Due to the running massive bundles of cat6 cables and rigid fiber optic cables on cable trays, it needed detail cable layout plans and termination skills and good teamworks. It was hard to work at the buildings under construction - no toilets, – more...  no AC, no heater. When the buildings were completed, I felt almighty power of human beings. I was one of them. – less

Unfair practice such as retaliation for complaints: I confided with Site Manager about our Trainer's personal hygiene...her body odor was so bad that I couldn't concentrate in doing my job. It had gotten in the way of my work performance. Site manager went to Program Manager with complaint and retaliation started immediately with hostile and threatening – more...  looks from the Program Manager and Trainer and continued until I was terminated. I started applying for other jobs. This occurred the first three weeks of employment.
Unfair practice such as favoritism: "…she looks the part…….give her a raise…" Yes, I heard this within 3 weeks of employment. I never said a word to anyone. I don’t mind other people getting salary increases, but, that statement was unacceptable from the Program Manager.
Work distribution was not evenly distributed among staff, the more your service level calls increased, the more was given to you, while other selected staff stood around talking and taking breaks! I mentioned this practice to another staff and she immediately told the Program Manager of our conversation. I received more threatening looks from the Program Manager and they continued until I was terminated. I believe the Program Manager was trying to intimidate (frighten) me to resign. The Program Manager laughed at me for taking so many customer service calls.
Unfair practice such as daily email reminders that stated "...$30,000 fine to be paid monthly to federal agency for below service levels...." this was most threatening to staff.....also, we were promised by PM to have free food if our service level increased. The staff “felt like cattle!” I don’t believe non-management should be exposed to sensitive information.
Unfair practice such as harassment: Site Manager touched me on two separate occasions. Security course training stated "…..no physical touching…..you should report..." I never reported anything because I already threatened and felted and believed I was being harassed or coerced into quitting. I believed if I did say anything, I would be fired. I did not report the incident because it was management and I needed a job and no one would believe me. Before I was terminated, I confided with another staff member about the incidents and expressed my feelings of being violated. On another occasion, I had a quiet short conversation with co-worker about other jobs and someone reported conversation to Site Manager. She counseled me in her office with door closed and told Program Manager. Both Program and Site Manager were hostile and I knew my employment days were numbered with American Systems. This incident threatened me so much, that it got in the way my work performance. I knew it was my responsibility to overcome harassment and deal with the issue. Other co-workers received the same type of treatment and we all started looking for another type of employment. I usually do not state my opinions, but, decided it was time to voice the issue. On the day of termination, I was given a typed statement to sign. I did not sign because it a false truth and the Site Manager followed me down the halls with the resignation she typed. How much does the CEO know of these unfair practices? – less

Very understanding with a student schedule, but it is an older company with no real chance of growth with them.

the company took safty serious. the supervisors worked along with the employees. being to work on time and leaving work on time was taken serious. the work place was very organiized, all tools was available to be used.