Whatever you do, make sure to consider "never" supporting this company unless you would like to waste your valuable time and or money.
It's Dec 31st, 2024 and I just resigned my tenor at Brooks - Ramshaw as a tow truck driver, after 6 months... and it was by far the absolute worst experience i've ever had working for any company.
1st red flag, they only trained me for a week before they sent me out on my own to run orders, mind you... I had absolutely no experience in the towing world. As you might imagine, mistakes would be made when not trained properly.
Indeed a few mistakes on my end occurred, minor ones at that. Not a major ordeal until the company started showing their true colors with the way they confronted me when these situations happened. Not only were they rude when discussing these minor issues, they always looked incredibly annoyed, inconvenienced and bothered. As matter of fact, these were the type of energies that everyone felt on a daily basis. In addition, the owners never seemed happy, they were always moody and never encouraged or appreciated their employees. The energy constantly felt stressful and condensed with darkness.
I didn't expect much coming from a tow truck - automotive repair shop, let's face it, they're not the sharpest tools in the shed, pun intended... however, I didn't expect the unprofessionalism, the "throwing me under the bus" by certain employees, the snitching, speaking behind my back, and the belittling tactics used with their Troglodyte - Neanderthal ways and childish linguistics.
To be quite honest with you, it really had me questioning whether or not this was the right place for me to work when these types of incidents happened.
In addition to that... when I would run jobs for CHP there were officers that had negative experiences with Ramshaw and they would tell me about it, that's why CHP went with another tow truck company. Also, I noticed that i would tow a lot of the same vehicles "back" to the shop to get repairs because Brooks - Ramshaw would perform unsatisfactory work... many customers were not happy with the quality of work... or should I say lack thereof.
The last straw for me was when I would overhear or read text messages on the company group chat -texts "on a daily basis"... of owners and some employees that would speak poorly of customers, calling them names like idiots, retards, dumb asses, tweakers, assholes, dip shits, and many other names that were extremely disrespectful... again, this was the owners and some employees. At that point I just had enough and had to put my notice in, there were just too many red flags within the short duration of my employment.
Now I want to make this clear, this is not about all the employees, there were some good ones there, it's just the poor management, the unprofessionalism, and the constant "daily" negative energy, it was a horrible place to work and now I know why there's an incredible turnover rate with their employees. Any reasonably intelligent person would know that when there's a huge employee turnover rate, something's wrong with the company, and it's usually the management. That was the main problem for me, aside from the fact that there's no comradery there unless you're kissing the owner's ass, which is not something I will never do, to just fit in or climb the ladder, so to speak. That is what I experienced there.
Everyone reading this, plain and simple, the majority of employees there are really young and the management seriously lacks experience with conducting themselves professionally, they do not express humility, they do not know how to deal with stress appropriately, there's no Human Resources type professionalism when issues occur, they lack integrity, honesty, and care. Also I might add, I've spoken to previous employees and they've mentioned to me that they too experienced some of the same traits, as well some of them were cheated with their paychecks.
What I realized, Just like many companies out there... it's just about the money and how much they can squeeze out of their employees and customers, that's all they care about. There's no exception for Brooks-Ramshaw, this is their MO "Modus Operandi" for sure.
As an employee that spent a solid 6 months paying very close attention to how they operate... it is my honest opinion and suggestion that you highly consider seeking alternative Tow Truck companies and automotive repair shops if you're in need of quality and professional services.
If you need your vehicle repaired in Mount Shasta I would recommend Bjers, Point S, or Siskiyou Muffler... for towing, contact Black Butte, all of these companies have a solid reputation and are incredibly professional, respectful and they do amazing work... I know, I would either work with or take customers to these businesses and hear the many positive responses.
Stay clear from this company, they do not respect or appreciate their employees nor do they respect or appreciate their customers. read more