Westfield Group – “Old company circling the drain...”

Pros

Good company for the area as there are few/no alternatives for the work force which is primarily locally grown. Benefits are decent although they are becoming more expensive every year. There is a bonus but it is reduced significantly from prior years. There is a pension plan but it's under review and given the low growth may be next to go.

Cons

Isolated and living off of past successes. Private company, very political, process heavy. Way behind in strategy and technology to enable an effective growth strategy. Management opportunities given to those in the inner circle only. Don't join company unless you know someone in it. Managers are rotated yearly so they escape accountability. Little to no true creative or intellectual capability evident in management or strategy. Being overtaken by the competition and it's a slow, painful decline.