A stepping stone for real techs, a pit for inexperienced ones. - Audiovisual Technician bei Projection Presentation Technology: Mitarbeiterbewertung

Management was majorly disorganized, and the equipment could not keep up with the level of the show that were booked. As an audio tech I was constantly fighting my tools to get them to perform purposes they were not meant for. Training is never offered and I often was requested to learn the ins and outs of new equipment on my own time, including digital mixing boards! Additionally shifts would consistently, 99% of the time, run 4 to 12 hours longer than scheduled. Leaving on time was made difficult because your coworkers would only have to stay longer to complete a job that should have been saved for a fresh shift. While I was only and audio visual tech, at my particular location I was often the A1, running the board for massive corporate events, and never received a raise. I started at 15 dollars and hour and worked for 2 years, learning new equipment, running massive shows, and still got the same low rate. Other A1s running events this size would be paid 300 to 500 a day.