Horrible company to work for - Field Inspector ARCXIS Employee Review

1.0
28 Dec 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can get a gas card

Cons

management has no backbone so everything gets thrown onto the inspectors that isn’t their job and get no extra pay for it, get told you will make 60-75k a year but it’s more like 40k a year. Told them I had 4 kids and need to make that amount and was told I would probably make more. Come to find out, 3 months in I don’t make as near as much as they said I would, spent most of my savings just to make my bills. No I need to find a new job and in a worse position then when I started. When I started our market was in trouble. Losing builders due to scheduling errors, poor communication, being unorganized, and short staffed. They needed another inspector bad. I was rushed through training to get inspecting so they could meet their needs. I was totally disregarded as a human with children and needing to provide for my family. I was lied too, conned, and manipulated into filling their needs while being made to believe my needs would be met. Typical corporate culture. Pay all the office people big bucks and screw the people actually making the company money. And top it all off they expect you to do all this other stuff for your job that takes place “off the clock” and you won’t get any compensation for it either. Oh and when scheduling and management can’t do their jobs correctly, the inspectors can expect that more work will be dumped on your plate with zero compensation or gratitude.

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5.0
22 Oct 2025
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Pros

Lots of growth and opportunity.

Cons

Insurance is expensive if you add a family. For an individual, it is mostly covered, but adding a family member or two is expensive, like with most other companies.

1.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Many talented employees across the organization were dedicated, knowledgeable, and willing to help one another. The company also provided exposure to a variety of operational challenges, acquisitions, and process improvement opportunities that allowed employees to develop broad experience and problem-solving skills.

Cons

During my tenure, the company repeatedly acquired new businesses and expanded operations while existing teams were already stretched thin. This often resulted in employees taking on significantly increased workloads, followed by layoffs when business conditions changed. Advancement opportunities frequently appeared inconsistent, with personal relationships and internal politics sometimes carrying more weight than performance or results. Outside of the Houston headquarters, employee engagement and team-building efforts were minimal. The return-to-office initiative was particularly frustrating. Employees were required to return to physical offices, only to spend most of the day on Zoom calls with colleagues in other locations or even within the same office. The policy created additional commuting costs and reduced flexibility without providing meaningful collaboration benefits. Benefits were expensive relative to employee compensation, and raises and bonuses were infrequent. Communication from leadership often felt disconnected from the experiences and financial realities of employees. The company employs many talented and dedicated people, but long-term success would require greater investment in employees, more consistent leadership decisions, and a stronger commitment to rewarding performance.

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