I was a tech with Louis auto glass for 2 years and can say, the techs they have in the shop are really knowledgeable and work as a great team (at least when it came to me) management is a very different story.
They raved to me about how everyone loves to work there and as soon as I came on, that theory couldn't be any further from the truth. (That's a lot of reasons and I can get into further depth of anybody wants to reach out to me)
So here's what happened.. imagine you got hurt outside of work and have been there for multiple years and your employer tells you, they're family oriented and if something catastrophic happens, they will be there for you... Well I had something catastrophic happen to me that required surgery. Such a massive surgery, I was going to be out for months and months.
The night I got hurt, I called up the owners and had let them know exactly what happened and how I did it, I even went in the next day just to show them that I was being very serious (because they are like that, they don't Believe you if you're sick or hurt) and being in that industry you have to be fully functional. It's a hands on job in which you're constantly using tools and climbing, pulling and pushing, lifting and setting. I couldn't move my arm.
They tell me to take time, go get checked out and just keep us in the loop . Perfect! So I do.. I get an MRI almost the very next day (it was considered time sensitive so I was fast tracked through the whole process) I go in and let them know again, exactly what is happening, what is wrong and what needs to be done. Again, they say the same thing.. just keep us in the loop and let us know what's going on.
I have surgery and get all the information on the timeline of getting out of the splint, movement back in my arm, basically recovery. I get all of that and return to them with all the doctors notes and recommendations.. essentially it said (no work for 3 months, could be longer)
Then again they tell me . "It's ok, keep us in the loop we know this is going to be a long recovery, just let us know how progress is going and when time comes we'll figure this out and get you some light duty"
I was going to follow up appointments, pt sessions (physical therapy) and for once a week, I was going in and letting them know each and every step of the way exactly what's going on, up to the min updates.
Fast forward, I'm getting better and tell them, I'm getting much better and i can do light duty, but they said they want a doctor Note saying I'm signed off for light duty before they can put me to work again.
I get the note... Bring it in and get told.. "give me a few days and we'll come up with a plan" perfect, stress reliever as I been out of work and not functional for a long time.. so I come in.. well The person who I was supposed to have this talk with wasn't there and to come in the next day.. I do that and again, the other person wasn't there to talk with and come in at this time next week (I live so far out of town, they never called me to tell me these things when they scheduled me to come and talk)
Finally I get in... What was said was "we don't have any light duty work here for you, but when you get 100% signed off for work, come back to us and we'll get you back in the shop"
Okay . That was weird . So I still do what they asked and keep them updated every step of the way.. text messages, phone calls and drop in visits . FINALLY get signed off to come back to work at full capacity
Now I'm excited because I love moving, working and doing all the things that I love again... I thought 100% by the things they were saying, I'd be healthy and be back to working. Go in with the note and again, get told to come in in a few days and we'll have a plan .
I go in, go upstairs and have a meeting.. they told me, they just don't have the work for me to do (they have 30 jobs everyday on their schedule to do, a tech that leaves every afternoon to do their mobile work which leaves 2 to 3 guys in the shop to finish off the afternoon work) I'm friends with the techs and they all thought I was coming back as well as that was the impression they were under.
Since my injury last April . I've had to move, feel behind on all my bills, get the runaround and false belief from my employer that I was going to be back.. I didn't quit and I didn't get fired! Just left out to dry.. never once did they call me to see how it was going. Never once did they ask if there was anything they can do (all I was wanting and thinking and believing was.. I just want to work) I didn't know you could lose your job to an injury. All they care about is money.. nobody's well being. If you're an employer, you care about your employees.. this showed me 100% they they do not care about ANYONE'S well being. That's unfortunate because I thought they really did.
But that's my review and only saying the full on truth of it all.. if you want to do business with people like that, more power to you. read more