My client and manager experiences have been great but....THE PTO/PAY SUCKS! - Anonymous employee IST Management Employee Review

2.0
29 Aug 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

No weekend work. Some small incentives. Good Training. I have a great OPS manager.

Cons

The pay is low and PTO policy is used for HOLIDAYS, vacation AND sick time. TERRIBLE!

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IST Management Response
11y
Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your input and share your concerns. I would like to be able to send you a copy of our PTO training presentation so that you can better understand how you are afforded paid time off to use for both holidays and vacation. Please contact me if you would like further explanation - Lori Mitchum, VP Administration, lmitchum@istmanagement.com

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