Pros
BioControl is a growing company in the stable business of food safety testing. As a long-term employee with the company, I have been treated very well both personally and professionally. I have been given opportunities that I don’t think that I would have had at other companies.
Benefits are very competitive and there are several fun social events during the year (such as an annual picnic, frequent barbecues, and a great holiday luncheon with generous door prizes). The office is clean and modern and being located in Factoria, we have free parking!
Cons
For myself, I can’t identify any cons that would not normally occur in most companies, because a perfect one doesn’t exist. I think that if you work hard and do your best, the company more than meets you halfway.
Upper management can be very direct, and I prefer that. For the times I have been critiqued, it was deserved, and I know I’m better at my job because of it. That being said, I do not ever remember a time when it wasn’t a two way conversation about what happened and why.
The longevity here is not because of any “syndrome” (that most people today would even know about, much less relate to), but because it’s a good place to work. The job market is improving, yet I see no evidence of a mass exodus here. It’s only too bad that employers are not allowed to respond in kind to some criticisms, I think there would be a little more clarity to a few of the pictures being painted here.