Genealogical field is no place for young folks
Pros
The internship program is great, especially if you get an internship say the corporate office. Stay away from ProGen, though. I did make a lot of great friends, though.
Cons
I worked at the ProGenealogists office in downtown SLC. There was zero room to grow and management hates squeaky wheels. They give employees outrageous and impossible monthly goals. They don't pay a salary that makes it possible to live there. I made $17 an hour and my monthly rent in Salt Lake City was $1100 a month. They say they want to groom the future of genealogists but don't want to make any effort to do so they get rid of anyone under 30 and replace them with folks over 60 who have no corporate genelogy experience. They end up fired, and the turnover rate for emoyees is disgusting there because of it. Don't ever speak your mind about issues or they'll find a way to get you on the chopping block. All management there cares about it numbers. The employees at ProGen might as well be prisoners with a number instead of a name. I frequently faced harassment from coworkers. When a complaint was filed with HR, they told me that since I wasn't a "protected class" that my harassment didn't count and they blew it off.
