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IMS Infrastructure Management Services

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Are you a GIS professional? Beware. - GIS Tech/Analyst/Manager IMS Infrastructure Management Services Employee Review

2.0
1 May 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Pros: -If you are a recent college graduate, this is a good first job as a stepping stone to get experience for a better job. -If you are a recent college graduate, salary can be decent depending on your location.

Cons

Cons: -Tasks for this position are repetitive. There is a standard workflow and you do the same GIS processes everyday. If learning new GIS trends is something you value, this is not the position for you. -There's no one to rely on for GIS help because you will be the most knowledgeable in GIS. -The turnover rate for this company is high, average 1 person leaves every month and average length of stay is 1 to 1.5 years. -The position is really worth $90k HOURLY, but priced at $40k to $60k. They will constantly add more and more to your workload and do everything possible to deny raises and bonuses. Any SALARIED positions are exploited, be expected to work 50-60 hours a week for 40 hours of pay. The work culture pushes for working early, staying late as well as weekends. -Everyone will constantly do everything to devalue your contributions and products, both to you and in company meetings. -This position assists every team in the company, which means you will be stretched thin between answering emails, constantly being pinged on Teams, attending hours of client/internal meetings and still be expected to get actual work done. -There will be a lot on your plate, about 115 projects a year will go through your desk. Historically, the size of the team decreased from 3 to 2 to 1 with no plans to hire more. -Since this is a small team, PTO will be hard to get approved so take all the PTO you can, you can't cash it out when you leave.

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5.0
5 May 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Everyone is very welcoming and kind; the overall company environment is fun as well as productive. In my interactions with Derek, the CEO, I've really appreciated his clear communication of expectations as well as how down-to-earth he is.

Cons

I'm only here for the summer, so I can't speak to whether there are any serious concerns with the business or the product. I can say that what I've experienced so far has been almost entirely positive, however.

5.0
28 Aug 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The work done here is incredibly interesting - vans loaded up with lasers, computers, tech, and lights drive all over the US, and sometimes beyond, scanning the roads with laser beams. The information captured is eventually turned into useful data for clients of various size and scale, such as towns, counties, municipalities, and cities. We also work LiDAR as well as tech-outfitted ATV's. This requires the talents of many people of various disciplines, in and out of "The Field". It all works because there is a good culture at IMS. Many coworkers get on like family and not a few will go out of their way for each other. There are more than a few get-togethers throughout the year (pre-covid) and we still manage to have fun virtually. First place I ever drank a beer at work!

Cons

Not a con as much as a realistic warning - prepare for hard work. IMS does pretty amazing work which requires a lot of dedication and out-of-the-box thinking.

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