I was able to gain a solid understanding on the company culture and how I fit within it. Happily employed with Intrepid. Intrepid employs highly skilled professionals who not only deliver a quality product, but a workplace culture that is top notch. In addition to providing excellent benefits and fair compensation, Intrepid promotes and facilitates career advancement so each employee can maximize their potential. Always kept busy and paid good. Worked many hours and had an option to work more hours if needed too. Very hot and humid environment. Reason why i left is because they did lay offs. Intrepid is like a lot of companies great benefits competitive wages but due to market conditions and company had to downsize to survive. While I was there I was given a number of excellent opportunities and was able to acquire invaluable skills that helped me land my dream job. That would not have happened if it weren't for Intrepid. I was a mine electrician and a surface instrumentation technician so a typical day was spent making repairs, preventative maintenance and some new installations or upgrades.
Read Joseph's Story Joseph Shenkar, Class of '05
The Shipman includes a survey of medieval geography and the travels of Marco Polo and John Mandeville. It's a delightful book. Liza Picard has done the research, but she hasn't lost her sense of humor. And Jennifer Dixon's sparkling narration strikes exactly the right note.
It is a very friendly culture. The people are respectful to each other and I enjoy working with them. Pros Gym benefits; great work schedule; cell phone is provided At first it was a great company to work for safety was taken serious, and overall it was a great workplace. Then the new foreman came in and safety went out the window as long as the plant ran "east mine". your job was secure if you were managements drinking buddy, or played golf with them. Overall management is HORRIBLE, equipment beat to the ground. Team moral was horrible, just the fact that clocking in and walking into a mess would ruin your whole week, and the Foreman would blame it all on the crew. You would only get a pay raise or a promotion if you hung out and drank with management, alot of experienced miners and producers would be let go or quit and promote the new kids with no experience, that's why production started decreasing. A Very Challenging place to work, Typical for mining, the market conditions directly impact the well being of the company and it;s employees I was treated good by management and was praised by them for hard work and safety everyone help one another had fun and work in a safe and productive manner This company will pay you well, but there isn't room for growth and supervisors practice favoritism.
the upper field has a number of quite flat pitches, is more exposed but benefits from the best views. Many people on review sites have commented on the facilities needing an upgrade. I am pleased to report that as I write building work is underway to address this issue. A brand new toilet block is nearing completion. It is hoped that the work will be completed by late autumn 2011 and certainly ready for the 2012 season. What impact this will have on site fees I have yet to ascertain. (This coming Sunday Iam there again so will broach the subject then. )Bearing in mind the cost of what appear to be splendid facilities with an innovotive design I feel the tarrif per person may increase slightly. Currently it stands at £4 pppn and £5pppn during bank holidays. It is worthwhile visiting their own website regarding booking, available food etc. I have used this site for the past 15 years or so and appreciate the peace and quiet. Most people adhere to a 10. 30 quiet policy allowing the intrepid explorers of Kinder Scout and the pennine way to get a decent nights sleep.
The modern loos and washing up facilities were great and the re-cycling was easy to use. The owners saved me a long drive to the nearest shop when I ran out of meths for the stove which was really appreciated. The fact that they sell Ice creams at the farm gate was a real bonus. ★☆☆☆☆ Upper Booth Farm This really is a beautiful spot in the Peak District. What a shame then that it should be spoiled by such a rude and obnoxious owner. Maybe I was the unlucky one but I cannot understand the fellow reviewers comments about the friendliness of this place. We had a simple misunderstanding about the charges for camping which could have been dealt with a simple apology. Instead, I was subjected to a tirade of abuse by the owner and accused of lying and 'trying to pull a fast one' when all I did was question the differing amounts quoted by the owner and his wife. I for one will certainly not be returning. The site is devided into two fields The one nearest the house is very sheltered, no vehicles are allowed on here and seems to be used mostly by backpackers.
I very much enjoyed my drink and chat with my friend – it was a lovely end (or rather, middle! ) to a lovely journey. I was planning to do a little review of the Rye Cafe Bar for One Sip Cafe Club, but sadly it was nearly closing (6pm being chuck-out time) so I didn't really get to experience it. Still, what I did see was encouraging – next time, definitely! Heading back was just as pleasant and life-affirming as the journey out. To save my waffle, here's a little gallery of my pics on the way back… I urge you to take this journey yourselves – see you on the riverside, clyde! Spekti out!
Or do what I did: wear shorts and let the adrenaline and endorphins blind you to the pain! Also, the riverside path is quite narrow and there will be other cyclists and walkers, so it's best not to try and barrel along at 100mph unless you want a collision of some sort- be safe, courteous and considerate! People are also asked to slow down for the Attenborough Nature Reserve, and there are lots of kissing gates to ensure this is observed – all of this means you should add a good half hour to the 1 hours 30mins time Google Maps allocates to this journey. I hopped onto the saddle at 3:30pm – my destination in this case was a person, who I'd arrange to meet at the Rye Cafe Bar, one of my old tutors from the University of Derby with whom I kept on very friendly terms and is alway a delight to converse with – so I was already feeling upbeat when I began. But oh, the weather! It was sunny with a cool breeze which was always perfect for refreshing but never too much to have to work against. Delightful!