Pros
Competitive pay if you negotiate well, 3 weeks of vacation base, lots of responsibility and good opportunity to learn a lot very quickly and take ownership of your projects, some genuinely good people at the company
Cons
Jobsite culture and company events are reminiscent of fraternity days in college and can be very unprofessional. Have not experienced the level of drama and back-stabbing present at this company since high school. Get on the wrong person's bad side and they'll do everything they can to find a reason to get you fired without giving you a chance to voice "your side of the story" or your opinion. The company is very lacking in terms of diversity. If you don't hunt or fish regularly, don't expect to feel welcome. Racism and misogyny were experienced on several occasions - not regularly but this is not something that should be tolerated on any level in any environment, much less a professional environment. Jobsite safety is lacking and superintendents responsible for enforcing safety policy don't do anything about it because "it is the way it has always been done" or "they're just painters/flooring installers/etc." If you aren't putting in 60+ hour weeks you are made to feel like you aren't carrying your weight. Company staffs projects with a "run thin" mentality which inevitably leads to burnout. I genuinely think my manager tried to avoid this becoming an issue, but we were left with minimal support on a project which the company executives who made staffing decisions did not understand the scope/scale of issues present. If you are looking to work for a professional company with decent work/life balance, don't waste your time with Brinkmann.