Pros
The building is nice and being located downtown is beneficial for me.
Cons
1. The pay. If you make $15/hr at Paradigm you have sold your soul to the devil. By collecting a $15/hr wage I suddenly am indebted to the company in every way imaginable. What is this....2008? The leaders still have the mentality that making $15/hr is a rare thing like it was during the Great Recession. Perhaps if they woke up and realized that most companies are trying to be competitive by paying their employees more and treating them fairly, then they would be able to get great talent. It's a fairly odd conundrum that the company specializes in wealth management and prides themselves on cash-flow principles and a lucrative background.....yet they seem to really struggle at paying their employees. I do believe we are all considered expenses rather than assets in the eyes of the leaders. Oh yeah, and if you ever get a raise for meritocracy here, it is a 3% increase to keep up with inflation. Otherwise, you get lapped each year by inflation costs. 2. The leadership. All of the top tier leaders at Paradigm are awful. Most of the leaders have zero background serving in leadership roles outside of Paradigm, and some of them have less qualifications than the people below them, but they are in the positions they are because they either got in early or they were selectively chosen based on their relationship(s) outside of work.