Company who is trying to squeeze savings out of employees.
Pros
Relaxed atmosphere, overtime when it is desired. Respectable health care.
Cons
Company hasn't kept up with cost of living for years. Employees can consider current moves a pay cut for next year as the company has reduced the amount they give to healthcare costs (with no increase on the part of the Health care provider) and charging the employees the differences. For example someone with a family health plan will see the company reduce their share by 550 a year and the employee will have to pay that extra 550 out of pocket. Company will bring in temporary help and keep them for over a year without a job offer. They will directly hire on out of state employees with higher salaries than the temps or current employees. This company does not consider prior experience when looking at pay or hire on level except at the upper tiers. A person with 15 years experience in the field will still be brought in as a Level I Technician and expected to work at a level II level for 3 to 5 years before being promoted to level II. The company thinks they have too many level III techs to promote anyone else to that level. Most of the current Level III techs are in their 40's and are not planning on retiring anytime soon. Bonuses have been limited to upper tiers only. They have added the "Star Performer" program which awards individual bonuses for special situations. Rewards for such things as set records in output or revenue include pizza parties and perhaps a congratulatory e-mail. The company usually over promises revenue in the fourth quarter to erase the gains and as an excuse to keep raises in check for the following year. Considers the overtime pay a bonus, while expecting 50 hour weeks. The management is big on dangling carrots that will never come to fruition. The management is big on promising to fix things and having to be reminded about the promises quarter after quarter. Middle management does not seem to advocate for their underlings. They expect certain results without providing the tools to obtain those results by pleading poverty. This company will be spending 150m to buy back stock to raise the value for the share holders.
