Pros
Unique business model, comfortable office, & covered and secured parking. Nice standard issue of software provided. Great IT support provided. Project architects are not tasked with permitting.
Cons
Inadequate fees for new projects, inadequate support staff, just a handful of experienced designers (excluding architecture design) with the others that lack basic industry skills, code, and construction knowledge who rely upon imagery to convey design that typically is half-baked. The company provides the very minimum computer accessories with most people buying their own keyboard, mouse, and cameras to perform their job. The current office consists of tall panel workstations that provide a sea of gray. People who stand at their desks are confined to inexpensive, small, manual desk risers instead of current workplace standards of power adjustable height work tables. There is an odd division between the design and architecture teams. HR is way understaffed with only one fulltime person. The yearly review process is a beating; takes far too much time. Nice cherry on top of the long hours cake. After working for almost a year, the company has yet to produce a full document of required procedures and architectural standards.
