Pros
I had been an employee for over 10 years, and experienced a great deal of upward mobility. I worked with many people who I thought very highly of, and respected their opinions. Early on, the Carlson family helped breed a family atmosphere in what we were doing, despite being one the largest corporate travel companies on the planet - but things really changed when they left.
Cons
Where I once saw a lot of opportunity, those opportunities quickly started to dry up - in its place, a lot of broken promises, and carrots dangled. The good folks who I looked up to started trickling off to other opportunities with other companies - projects started to become silo'd, and sharing of information was almost non-existant. Then came the offshoring, and reorganization of middle management into gifted director level jobs. Working from home was no longer allowed, certain perks disappeared without explanation, 401k matching gone. I once felt I could retire with CWT, but eventually even I saw the writing on the wall. Then came actual threats - after years of flawless performance, a manager actually dared me to find an employer who would compensate me as generously as CWT does....I turned in my resignation four weeks later.
