Pros
*Active-X - opportunities every day of the week to work out with your co-workers, whether it's doing a cross-fit style boot camp work out, going for a trail run, a swim in the lap pool, game of tennis, or some hoops at lunch time. *Autonomy - although that varies by department - you own your job and your manager gives you the space to get it done *Flexibility - Got a doctor's appointment? Cable guy coming? Need to work from home? No problem. Hate the 5pm traffic and want to come in at 10 and leave at 6? Got you covered here at Active. *Technology - Love to be on the cutting edge? Working at Active you'll be exposed to the latest technologies in the software and IT industry, and management that encourages you to think outside the box and find creative solutions to the challenges you face here. *Facilities - Both a pro and a con - 6th floor balcony overlooking the ocean to have lunch or a meeting, on-site gym, lap pool, tennis/basketball court, shower facilities, yoga classes, etc. *Work from home - Active gives employees the tools to be able to work from home including VPN access, a laptop, cell phone (if your job requires it), etc. This makes life much more flexible. Most managers permit it (i.e. work from home 1 day a week), although some departments/managers may not.
Cons
*Pay not on par with industry standards - lower pay = higher turnover, and harder to find replacements, which can increase work load on those who stay behind *Health benefits are slipping - no HMO plan available in 2012 (although this is probably happening at a lot of companies to be fair) *401k match is a joke - but at least they have one *Facilities are crowded, 3-5 people squeezed into one office - very tiny break room (except on the 6th floor) *Unpredictable work load - you might be bored out of your mind one week and completely slammed the next - this probably varies by department. *Lack of focus - Continue to acquire companies that have nothing to do with our core market, and I wonder if that will pull us in the wrong direction *No incentives for non director employees - Management does not offer stock options to employees, even those who have been loyal to the company before they went public, only sr directors and above get options *PTO - You have to be there 3 years before you get 4 weeks of PTO and you can't roll any of it over, but that's balanced out with a flexible schedule so you may not have to use your PTO for a dr appointment or other things that can happen in life.
