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Guys, it just comes down to bad business. I was an Amerigas employee for several years, before I quit after seeing how they opporate. I was literally ashamed to say out loud where I worked in public, scared to see someone come and try to take a swing at me. They are seriously one of the worst businesses ever. I really don't know where to start. I was the guy that had to think of a new excuse every day to justify their horrible business. I was the guy answering your calls. I did my job. I gave your messages to the manager. I hounded the service men and delivery "techs" to get you gas and service. But to no avail, they just wouldn't listen. One service man in particular actually had the audasity to tell me one day that he didn't give "two ***" and that he will never "*** pick up a tank" because he felt that interfered with his more important jobs (ie. Setting tanks, getting new customers, fixing hot water heaters and furnaces etc. etc.). Realisticly the important job that he was describing was he sitting on his fat *** all day doing absolutely nothing. About a few months after I quit my job I had cought him several locations sleeping in his truck, and just flat out using company time to shop at non-work related stores. In retrospect I laugh at the sheer unprofessionalism that carries on at Amerigas, but when I was an employee I couldn't of been more frustrated in my working life.He got away with this because the management at the time simply did not care or take affirmative action. You see, this is how Amerigas operates.
They have the "Us versus Them" mentality. Us being the small disctricts that work on location, And them being corporate. They would try to get away with doing little as possible because they knew that the corporate part of Amerigas couldn't give two *** about them or their jobs. They just want to constantly turn huge profits. Therefore they are laying people off left and right, and it's really just a game of keeping your job as long as you possibly can. So naturally that doesn't give much incentive to want to work hard and help customers.
But I tried. I really did. Truth of the matter is that I just couldn't deal with your (the customers) grief anymore because of the bad management. I was threatened on a daily basis, and was being called names that really bothered me. And after one situation which got extremely out of hand (I just can't get to detailed here, I'm trying to stay classified), I decided that enough was enough.
So as an ex-employee (least bit disgruntled, believe it or not after you read that rant), I would not suggest using this company for so much as a grill gas tank. They just don't care about you guys. Sure a lot of businesses run that way, and are successful. But the clowns over at Amerigas will probably go down as the unfunny ever.
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| 1. Written by Current employee, on 04-11-2009 19:32 I find nothing wrong with the way Amerigas conducts their business, except for the myraid thousands of ways they try to screw patrons and employees. Without goin ginto too much detail because I will be terminated if it gets back to them . . . I had a disciplinary action taken against me because the SSM screwed up and I called 'em on it. Our Area mgr came in and his first words were terminate him. I am not abig fan of unions but if you amerigas employees have any sense at all you will orginize to save your jobs because these people (amerigas mngment) do no tgive a rats *** about you or the customer. They do not want employees that do the right thing they want employees that will do whatever they are told with no questions asked. Amerigas claims to be the safest, unless it interferes with selling gas. They charge outrageous amounts for LP and claim it is warranted because they provide 24/7 service. Show me an LP company that doesn't. They have a bonus system that is so contrived and convoluted that it is nearly impossible to receive a bonus (if you are a driver, service tech or office help) because of the simple fact that their prices are commonly $.80 higher than the competition. You do have a chance of this "bonus" if you are among the pets. And you will always hear an SSM moaning about not getting their bonus as they are heading to the bank with it. There are so many obviously gaping holes in everything that Amerigas does that I couldn't possibly list them in a single post. Just remember employees, if you do care fo ryour family and you need to be able to keep your job with amerigas you have two choices. Be the employee that amerigas wants and do not be honest or you can check with your local union to protect your job. |
| 2. Written by "Why You Got Your Hours Cut-Ba, on 18-09-2009 16:21 "This is for 'Present-Day-Employees'@ Amerigas!!! Are you guys (& gals )aware of the fact that the Hendersonville Office (82  693-6381, employees two men from Spruce Pine,NC ??!! Did you know that thses two guys drive company vehicles to work & back (4 hrs.'each'& every day of the week?) Did you know that's on company fuel? One drives the 'Service-Truck'that he has spent company money 'fixing-it-up'for when he goes out on dates!! Would you believe that this guy "fixes-his-Manager's Breafeast' on the mornings that he shows up for work??!! Don't believe me though!! I'm a "Former-Employee" that was 'Terminated' for telling the TRUTH!! Check your 'Expence-Data' & 'Operating Costs' for the Hendersonville Office!! Check that against the 'Operating Costs' of 'Spruce-Pine' that has twice as many employees & 5 or 6 Trucks!! The H'ville Office only has 3 that they "NEED", but hang on to the other 2 for 'Speacial-Reasons'!!! If I were you "Employees", I wouldn't be lookin for "Any-Raises" for the next few "YEARS !!!!" Have a Great & SAFE WINTER !! I'll be sittin-back this Winter getting a well-deserved $$$$$ |
| 3. Written by Homer G., on 17-09-2009 12:15 "Try calling the Hendersonville Branch between 11:30 am & 1:30 pm & see if you get the 'Office Manager'! She's out to lunch!! Two Hours for lunch!! This is why some of you are being 'Laid-Off'!! In all honesty she can perform what little she does in only 3 hrs. a day! So why don't cut her back? Well they have cut her back to 32hrs. a week, but she still gets a 2 hr.linch break!! That's 5 hrs. a week(gassman!, just in case you forgot how to count!) that consumers are paying for!! Check with Blossman Gas!! They are Truly a GOOD Company that treats 'ALL' fairly!!..........That Hendersonville # is (82 693-6381 !! Ask for Manager if you get "anybody" to answer!! He is never in!! Too busy ordering new 'Knee-Pads' for hisself & 'gassman'!! |
| 4. Written by Mark J, on 30-08-2009 18:25 Shut up and do your job don't worry what the other guy is doing just do your job.I have worked for Amerigas for 19 years at to different locations and i have not had any problems ive worked with a great bunch of people hard working and commited to their customers. |
| 5. Written by still trying, on 15-08-2009 15:07 will another round of employee cuts just 2 left in the field. and these morons at corp still expect us to get things done. and winter comming i guess another group of inadequately trained seasional people will be making deliveries.cant believe the co uses minimaly trained delivery personal to handle this product. maybe nobody will get hurt |
| 6. Written by Another Current Employee, on 14-07-2009 11:52 Our hands are tied!! This company is only out for the almighty dollar. At corporate level. They don't care about the "little people". They need to hear these complaints over and over until someone listens. If we could only tell you the truth when you call our offices. Some locations its simply service or delivery that doesn't listen. But for the most part its the Manager of that location. My location all the manager does is talk on cell,check email and go out and smoke every 20 minutes!!! Thats all the qualifications required to fill that position. What A JOKE!!!!! I'm also embarassed the tell people where I work. But I need a paycheck. |
| 7. Written by be strong, on 24-06-2009 23:01 DO NOT LET THEM GET YOU DOWN |
| 8. Written by amerryexgasguy, on 20-05-2009 18:07 so true and if you worked delivering cylinders you would get to find out that service techs wont even pick up cages leaving me to wrestle them into the truck after unloading 250 tanks and driving 220 miles for the day to find them sitting in the a/c with their kids running around the place like its the playpen at mcdonalds |
| 9. Written by gassmann, on 25-04-2009 20:14 Yeah, and gas stations used to wash your windshield ans check your oil. I an willing to bet these so called former employees where fired for being ..........lazy and dense. |
| 10. Written by still trying, on 15-03-2009 20:10 The company I worked for was bought by Amerigas, sence then manpower his been cut while still asking us for growth. We try but at times call volume is overwelming. Most of the people left try but some just gave up and just collect checks and mgr. is overwelmed with paper work to see all problems. Some days I think about finding another job but the economy *** and I have a family to feed. |
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