Field Service Engineer/Technician interview for a predominant machine manufacturer.
No tools provided because people treat tools better if they own them. As stated by the interviewer. We’re talking about a $1k of tools if you purchase quality tools that they do not provide. A quality multimeter that has calibration can run $500 alone to purchase. But hey they issued you an iPad, iPhone and computer.
Travel and working hours are ridiculous. They expect 11 days of work at 10-16 hours per day for a weekend off. The interviewer stated what else is there to do on the road outside of sleeping and working. Machines could be anywhere from 30 man hours to 300 to install. They were smiling and
Any day off for medical or personal stuff has to be pre-approved with several weeks notice.
Maybe I’m an entitled millennial or smart enough to realize there’s more to life than work.