Pros
- Great people - Supportive teams. The people that end up working here will face the same challenges you do. As a result, they sort of band together sometimes, and have each other's backs.
Cons
- Poor management. Lack of ethics. - As many others have stated, it is a bit "cliquey". If you are not in the "in-crowd", advancement is impossible. It does not matter how great your ideas are, what you accomplished, what you have done for the company, how committed you are, or how well you did your job. If you are not part of the group, try hard as you might to reach the sky, you will never even see it. Favoritism plays a large part in this. - The pay and position title is low and does not represent what you actually do. - Workload can be extreme for the pay. - Workload is not distributed properly between employees (read above). - It is possible and common to have responsibilities above your position/pay grade, but to be denied advancement/pay. - Often, they will seek a new employee instead of promoting from within (with experienced employees). - You may be required to train new employees that are hired at a position that is 2-3 levels above you. Ridiculous, because if you have the knowledge and ability, you should be put in that position. - H/R is not particularly supportive of employees. - Although the company is very diverse, the diversity ends once you hit any of the supervisory/management levels. - Because of this, extraordinary talent is lost all of the time. - Ineffective employees are often advanced, much to the detriment of the departments, and other employees.