Pros
You will develop an unrealistic/unsustainable work ethic and understand how to handle getting beat up over things way outside of your control.
Cons
“Drink the Kool-Aid” was something I heard frequently. Very top-heavy organization and the comp structure is terrible. If you are making good money, you’re probably working constantly and on the verge of a heart attack. The only thing I seemed to be working for was a trip to Mexico for hitting “contest”. Constant stress as your income depends on unreliable contractors showing up for work and the performance of your recruiters. The half-desk model is not a great system. On the recruiting side, trying to convince someone to leave their permanent position for a contract, or the “permanent” model, contract to hire, is manipulative and never made me feel good. Micromanaging is present in every breath you take. You must hit the metrics otherwise you will hear about it everyday. If you don’t make a single placement, but you’re hitting your numbers, it’s no big deal. It seems as though if metrics are being hit, Directors get paid. If they are able to convince someone to take hourly pay for the first 13 weeks of their career, don’t expect to see them for long. People constantly leaving and they STRUGGLE hiring anyone with common sense. I hate to trash on Aston Carter so hard as there are some really amazing people that work there, but all in all, just a toxic corporate culture where you will have NO work/life balance. Everything seems to be outside of your control, but you are treated as if you are the puppeteer.
