ATC= Always Total Chaos: Inept Leadership. Highly toxic work environment. - IT Systems Engineer ATC Drivetrain Employee Review

1.0
8 Nov 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The team I was on was fabulous. The pay was decent. Free t-shirts

Cons

No policies or procedures and very outdated inventory and accounting software from the 90's which leads to lost and unaccounted for inventory and inaccurate financial recording. Lots of attrition and loss of revenue spent on hiring and firing instead of retaining employees. Entire teams have walked out. The company plays a dangerous financial game with EITBA to look like the company is performing well to the private equity firm all while their credit rating goes south. Because of the low credit rating, they cant get parts from suppliers which results in cancelled shifts and workers sent home. Lots of playing the "blame game" between departments. Deplorable work conditions: some of the warehouses do not have air conditioning. Rodent and insect problems at the transmission plant. Lots of work release and violent criminal felons on the production line. Lots of salary abuse and very poor work/life balance, especially for the IT teams. Rude, berating and inept leadership including C-level. Lot's of "peg in the hole" and "this is how we've always done it" type people in more tenured positions, which leads to loss of innovation and inefficiencies. The company refuses to reinvest in itself or spend any money on upgrades, thus no modernity. The company BLEEDS money and has no idea where it goes because of all the outdated accounting and reporting methods. The company buys up mom and pop type places with no plans of assimilation which leads to different systems at different locations which leads to more inefficiencies. No standardized process and procedures so each location operates as their own entity.

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5.0
23 Sept 2024
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Pros

amazing work and life balance amazig benefits

Cons

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1.0
28 May 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good people to work with for the most part.

Cons

Salary people are expected to work more than 40 hours. Hourly are expected to work 6 days a week up to 60 hours. Some managers are clueless. Lots of prisoners work here but most are good guys looking for redemption. Starting pay of $14 for floor workers is horrible. Turnover is 85-90% first year.

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