Pros
The prospect of working in a company that is a leading Data Security and Data Privacy Consulting Firm with a team of consultants being everyone’s TRUSTED ADVISORs. SOC’s in two cities and a business demand that the company is struggling to meet. A team of people at the help desk providing 24/7 support to customers. The promise of training and conferences. And the best healthcare available. Being assured that when you personally pay for something on behalf of the company that you will be reimbursed in a reasonable amount of time.
Cons
The realization that there are only one or two people on the road doing assessments and a few employees in the SOC, and that this company is a whole lot smaller than what you were sold. Learning that it is going to be cheaper to buy your own health insurance through the marketplace rather than using the company’s option with their “contribution”. Discovering that your paycheck bounced and being unable to get management to answer your calls when this happens. Being told that it will be sorted out and having to go through another two or three cycles before being paid. Being told that all is resolved only to have it happen again and again. Finding out that nobody has been with the company for more than a few months and that this has happened repeatedly. Waiting months for expenses to be reimbursed. Did I mention the lies to employees and customers alike?