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Cons

Cannot give you one con about this company.

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Not a fast-pace work environment.

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Long hours to be successful

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Some of the senior managers do not practice principles of leadership. I worked for a micro-manager who was a terrible gossip. He said awful things about my colleagues (the people who worked for him), as well as the people for whom he worked. The on-the-job orientation was ghastly at my plant. Other than showing me where the bathroom was, I had to learn everything on my own.

Cons

13.5 hour shifts
6 days a week
Forced until full time

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No Job Security
Management is awful
Horrible core values

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With regard to all the things I see that could be fixed, there is a general attitude of “that’s just the way it is here”. People accept problems without trying to make things better or even see improvement as a possibility.

A major con I see is that the computer hardware is old and slow and the software is limited to what you request and are approved for, which sometimes takes months to receive. The quality of visual work is much lower than other design facilities where I’ve worked and I’m sure it’s due in part to these limitations. The monitors are on their “last legs” and nothing is color calibrated.

There is a lack of communication and scheduling between design groups and in turn, a lack of respect for one’s time. My work flow is feast or famine. I have nothing to do most of the time and then a mad rush and an impossible deadline comes out of nowhere, with no warning, forcing me to turn in sub-par work.

Just like some of the other Midwest OEMs, there exists a network of nepotism and cronyism. Unlike the other design studios where I’ve worked, many of the employees don’t seem to be college educated. I am surrounded by terrible grammar and constant talk of drinking stories. It is very much an Old Boys Club with very few females and minorities.

Although I’d rather have a lax manager than a micro-manager, my manager seems to be riding out his time till retirement, doing the least possible amount of work possible. I have no idea what the other members of my team are doing- no meetings. I was never introduced to the other members of my team and had to do this myself. There is no excuse for this.

Parking is far, especially if you have a competitor vehicle- you have to park in a separate lot. It takes 10 minutes to walk from the lot and through the building, so that’s 100 minutes a week I’m not getting paid for. There has been (most likely) intentional damage to competitor vehicles parked in these lots.

Zero career education / improvement or travel

Few perks. The vehicle discount is 1%, which is almost an insult. You have to pay to use the gym. I see signs in the building for massages, haircuts, but I don’t know the cost. There is a large cafeteria and satellite cafes- I can’t comment, since I bring my lunch. There are several Dunkin Donuts and Subway restaurants in the building, which is a statement for the Midwest diet and lack of healthy choices.

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Always very short time to develop the upcoming product, very little time off for experienced personal if you are a new hire, options for growth seem to be limited.

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A lot of my views conflicted theirs

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Out of date culture, not very diverse managment