The old culture is gone but its still a good place to work at if you set your expectations right
Pros
If you like a challenge then BW is a place for you. IT (specifically operations) is run very lean, this can be a good and bad thing, good in that you get a hand on everything you want to, bad in that you can never really finish anything you started. You have to be self directed especially if remote. But don't worry you'll find that there is plenty to do, and boy will there be lots of fires. Expect to start the day picking up a few tickets and then something goes down which will take your day out. Then the next minute wonder where the week went! and all your projects fall behind! Again not a bad thing if you're into that. Leadership is a mixed bag. In my time I found pockets and some great leaders. People who work here for the most part are great but very overworked and most of them do not even know it. Reasonable 401k match
Cons
Culture was very strong when i started, they really did push the 'everybody matters' culture and for the most part it was well received, that was back in 2015. In 2022 the company was pretty much like any other in corporate America. The culture is still there is pockets but nothing like what it was. Please if you are looking to work at BW do not do it for the culture as of writing you will be disappointed. Leadership... In IT at the Director/SLT level there is definitely a 'good ol' boys club' mentality going on. Sadly this really erodes trust within the whole department. The same old boys get random promotions. Like Director to Global Director to Snr Global Director. But the role never changes, nor do any additions in staff get made at the lower levels. Its not terrible but it has caused a lot of folks to leave the company over the past 3 years. Above that at the CEO level its not all bad, Bob is trying to leave a legacy, his son Kyle recently took the reins and has a much more business mind set, this has certainly reflected in the culture. They did really well during COVID pandemic but this was never paid forward to the associates. Medical plan benefits are very expensive compared to most companies. They do other a cheaper alternative but the deductible is insane. Compensation can be on the low side. They do pay but getting them to is like drawing blood from a stone.
