Tessa has been very helpful. Getting good vibes from this company already. Hopefully I ll get hired. Some papers are still pending. But, will see what s up. I know people that works here that are happy with there pay here. So, kinda looking forward to working on one of there vessel so I can make some money.
I once thought this was a good company to work for but the pay is not worth the hard work. Great people to work around but the leadership is selfish and disregards our safety and injuries. The company takes out living expenses for everything possible out your paycheck. We pay for wifi out our checks yet the captain refuses to turn it on. The captain aboard the legacy makes it a big issue if you call home and favors the "white guys" on board. As for the food aboard the legacy. The food is trash. I often would get off shift after long days and there would be NO food left and no one to cook more. So I would be left stuck eating a cold left over break sandwich. This boat was also at one time infested with bedbugs and at that time was a terrible time to work on this boat. I can go on but you get the point. Don't waste your time.
The best of the business. Good company to work for. Of course dont come looking for a handout. Performance is key!
I can't speak for all their boats but Seafreeze America is probably the worst boat you can be on. The management has no idea what their doing. No training what so ever. They preach safety but practice nothing but mass production. Unless you're ok with working up to your knees in rotting fish, being yelled at by a bunch of prison guard rejects, and earning $4 an hour, I wouldn't recommend this company. That boat needs some serious help from real engineers that do more then just walk around with their coffee and flashlight. Horrible functionality.
There was a covid-19 outbreak on the seafreeze America in March of 2021. This outbreak was not reported to health officials and the COO of the company lied outright about the timeliness of reporting in a news article published after arriving in Dutch Harbor. Quarantine protocols were not followed according to Alaska state guidelines.
Furthermore, the crew was kept at sea during the worst part of the outbreak and lied to by the captain, first mate and the factory manager about both conditions regarding those that tested positive and how it was being communicated to the alaska health department and HR based in Seattle, WA. While voicing concerns to the captain and the first mate regarding the safety of sailors on board, I personally was treated with scorn, foul language and disdain.
Only once we returned to port, at the direction of the United States Coast Guard, were protocols followed. And only to the barest of minimums. The hotel in Anchorage we were quarantined in afterwards received no notice of over forty positive cases arriving in their care on April 10th 2021 leading to many problems with both management and security posted on the premises.
Overall, I would not recommend this company. Truthfulness and safety are seemingly not something that they are concerned with.
Good work environment if you got the skills and smarts for whatever the type of work you'd be doing. Alot of skills to know and to pick up on.
Welp, if you happen to think this pays well you're right. But, that is only after 16hrs of manual labor with less then 6hrs of sleep on average for 2 months. Not to mention the huge expense of gear and items needed for life at sea coming out of your paycheck. Then if you break contract they take flight expenses on top of that. If you value your safety, health, and free will I would say really give this a second thought before signing that contract. I'm surprised more posts don't discuss these issues. I was put on their oldest ship so maybe my first time was unique to most. But, nothing about my experience was worth it in my opinion. Accept of course meeting interesting people and just adapting to life at sea. Considering the amount of time and energy I put in does make my paycheck a bit insulting. Did I mention that the fish at the end of my second trip had literally tons of fish contaminated with sewage water and thusly couldn't be put up for market? Meaning money out of our shares..
DO NOT WORK AT THIS COMPANY!
According to the FLSA all workers in America must be paid a minimum wage except those at sea. Doing this job you will be paid a commission. They will hype it up but if you really see what you make it adds to about $4-6/hr.
I work at this company and its a dame good company to work for,they take good care of there people.hands down
Great place to work for, nice people to be around with. Very helpful workers and very positive and loving stuff in the office, to be guide by. You have to love the people around this company. Way to go.
US Seafoods is a great company. I've watched it grow from a single boat into the major seafood supplier it is today. This is a commercial fishing company, so you can't drop in and pick up dinner. They're almost always hiring for people to go out on the boats, though. Quality company run by quality people.
sorry to hear that Felix, but you gotta focus on what that 5bands did for your family and not the trials you met along the way. Its written not to lean on your own understanding and trust in the lord brother. One things for sure, that season made you a better man.
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