truck driver

hydrovac operator

operator

tanker driver

heavy equipment mechanic

Avenge Energy Services

If you need a job go ahead and get one here but don’t expect to be treated well. You be used and abused when needed and kicked to the curb when they’re done with you. Make a mistake or say the wrong thing and you’ll sit for days/weeks. Wages are all over the place and they’ll change your time sheet if they don’t like something about it even though they are legit hours and actually a bit less than worked. I stayed after work because I was told I’d get shop time for cleaning trucks. I spent 3 hours doing a full detail on a disgusting truck because I was told I’d be operating that specific one for a while. I wrote down 2.5 hours shop time. The next day someone else took that truck and I was left sitting at home. Never operated that truck again. Couple weeks later, I see that they knocked my shop time down to an hour. They saved themselves $30 and I lost all respect at that moment. They’ll change your wages without telling you and expect you to be ok with it. Make promises but won’t keep them. They like to bounce you from truck to truck and expect you to clean other peoples messes. No pride, no respect, no recognition. Safety is top priority until it affects the bottom line, then it doesn’t matter. Lots of potential but terrible leadership. Avoid unless you’re desperate. 

The management at the peace river and grande Prarie offices is terrible, they will promise you a schedule but when it comes time for your days off they will try and get you to go to work. If you refuse they will take you off dispatch to punish you for taking your scheduled days off. There is ZERO organization! They do not treat their employees fairly or pay fairly. It doesn't matter how long you have worked there and how much experience you have they will hire one of their buddies that have no experience and pay them more than any of their experienced employees. The trucks are poorly maintained and it is a fight just to get the heat/AC fixed in them. 
If you get hurt at work they will down play your injury, they will do basically anything to avoid a wcb claim. 
There is minimum training. They will send you to the work site even if you are unprepared. They dont care. 
They do not notice or reward hard work or good behavior but, as soon as you "mess up" they will punish you by taking you off dispatch until they think you have learned your lesson.

Heavy mismanagement company is spread too thin favouritism and extremely high turn over has changed the quality that this company had been able to provide. 95% of the equipment is damaged and the maintenance is bare bones very few trucks would be able to pass a schedule 1 inspection. As long as it operates well enough to do its job they don't care. Don't be suprised if you're stranded for 10+ hours waiting for them to figure out the absolute cheapest way to get the unit down the road again whether it's safe or not. Not being willing to bend the rules and standing your ground will lead to an unofficial punishment. This place can barely support itself they will burn you out and criticize you for it. Pay is an absolute nightmare and many have had problems trying to get paid accurately and on time. Best part is some of the people but that's become rare
occurrence.

Avenge is great when things are good, but the upper management has fostered a culture here that is damaging to its employees health safety and personal well being, equipment is not well maintained and often dangerous to be operating in most situations and the blame is often attributed to quality employees who discover major issues. That being said every one of the people I’ve worked with below upper management are some of the most professional, knowledgeable and competent people I’ve ever worked with. And just want to do the job safely and properly throughout the different services avenge offers. But the support and trust from upper management and maintenance is just not there, and they are forced to do the best they can. Work is wildly inconsistent and you more than likely will be put into situations you are not comfortable with or have very little experience performing, with almost no information or solid direction. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Working alone, without having to be around all the politics gossip and jealousy there is alot of that there and disrespect to everything wether it be the shop wash bays and the trucks .The way they are treated and the state they are left in really is deplorable . So it's nice not being around all that.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I don't have any stress there I choose not to dwell on any of the negativity that is in abundance there.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
There are prolly 3 out of 20 good operators the rest are well not good at all.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I get in my truck and get outta there as quick as I can , safely  , and I go work my butt off happily for the customer aiming for rave reviews and name requests for the next job with that customer 😎.

Every vac company definitely has their pros and cons, most cons leading towards office miscommunication, etc. 
But Fort Sask by far has the most diligent and on task team I’ve ever seen, no late dispatches, no pettt hour cutting if you need a day off or run late, they actually CARE if you have the right tickets and equipment for each and every job. And if for some reason you don’t, it’s quite literally a phone call away. 
Working under a dispatcher who realizes some of the struggles and annoyances we deal with day to day is world changing, someone that cares about your mental well-being as well as physical. And always makes sure you and your truck have what it needs to get through the job…. And the occasional delivered lunch is always a great bonus !

Thanks to her it is definitely a one big family type of work place ! And that’s what keeps everyone including the clients happy and wanting more. 

Avenge is a Company that is always growing and putting capital back into itself.
Giving back to Employees through higher wages, Benefits, Training, Avenge Swag and great Christmas parties.
Avenge Prides itself on its Equipment and constantly is acquiring new equipment and going through older equipment and getting polished and painted. 
Avenge has the best Field staff in the business there isn't a job that they cant do.
Avenge has the best management team in the business, always keeping guys busy, making sure all training, courses and Orientations are done prior to hitting job site. Making sure proper tooling and Equipment is on the trucks prior to leaving the shop.
Avenge has hands down the best mechanical crew. In all branches they have the best mechanics in the area. There isn't a job they don't do.  

My days always start and finish with preparation and review.  I try and to keep standard practices which are put forth in both my work and personal  life. To me there's a start  and a finish,to every day and when I'm at work ,I pay attention to details  and I always look for the safest and most productive  way to work ,for myself and  my fellow workers.  So I would have to say there is no hard part to my job, because I always try to stay prepared . I'm never to skilled or knowledgeable to learn new ways or skills. At the end of the day , it really up to me alone to develope my work culture. Avenge has put into place the building blocks for a successful  and  rewarding environment  for their employees. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Unhappy with employment at this company money is good for time but however they distribute work throughout the company. Is unmanaged treatment 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Job scope is not stressful the management wasn’t enjoyable.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work culture is the worst I’ve seen yet in a company.  Unfair treatment I don’t even know if they know what a good work would be.   

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I have worked tanker division and in all units Avenge has to ofter the oilfield and surrounding areas.

Not worth the time. I was used for 2 and 3/4 months and then let go because I did not have the license classification they supposedly wanted. This was not even part of the discussion when I was hired or after that. Feel like Avenge wasted my time. If they wanted me to have a class 1 license then that should have been communicated right from the start. The confusing thing is that my position DID NOT require me to have a class 1 license so I feel like I was simply a stop gap for almost 3 months of my time when I could have been looking for work with a company who had intentions of keeping me on. Very disappointing experience
 

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