Pros
Most employees enjoy the daily lunch, provided by the company's onsite culinary staff. Additionally, the company pays out an annual bonus, which is an added incentive to retain employment. They hire family members, so employees who have husbands, wives, cousins, siblings at the office can enjoy in family meals while at work. Nepotism thrives at Arthrex. Employees can work normal hours, without much extra time put in. The stress levels are minimal, especially when the managers are out playing golf on their afternoon outings.
Cons
Employees hired on own accord (not brought in by someone already employed there) have a very hard time trying to advance and find growth opportunities at Arthrex. Advancement is based on "who you know" and if you are a part of the "in crowd." Existing employees are all but ignored, not given proper training or opportunities to learn. The senior management team is engrossed in their own selfish goals and could care less about the other areas of the organization. There is absolutely no communication across the departments - most are left to work in a "one day at a time" mentality. The company does make an effort to communicate the fundraising efforts and external trade-shows, medical education events in "employee newsletters." If the company placed as much effort on the internal operations, as they do on their external efforts, it may help to minimize the ever-increasing frustration levels of the current employees. This company uses the "band-aid" approach to fix its issues, rather than take corrective measures to properly train people. Then, they hire more people to add to the current mess. This creates the "blind leading the blind" mentality. So, it is the "snowball effect" at Arthrex. A lack of organization weakens the collaborative effort needed to have an efficient employee development plan. The result is a company that is unable to maintain essential employee job skills. There is also an inability to upgrade the staff's skill set, which degrades the ability of the company to stay competitive in the marketplace.
