Very stable, fair compensation, stagnant
Pros
-Remarkable job security -Wages that are mostly in line with industry -Parental leave (4 weeks for men) -Able to buy vacation (start with 2 weeks, can “buy” 2 more weeks essentially reducing your pay by up to 80 hours that year) -Decent medical (multiple options including PPO, HMO, and HDPs, rates are roughly in line with national averages -10% 401k match
Cons
-6 year vesting period on 401k match w/ 1 year initial cliff -5 years to 3rd week of vacation, 15 to 4th year (unless you start manager level, then you start at 4 and have to wait decades to get to the 5th week) -Raises have been 2-3% over the past 5 years, most employees wages have not kept up with inflation -The company has fair wages, but they will interpret any policy possible in their favor. For example, we had delayed raises two years ago. In 2026, all employees are getting an effective reduction in wages due to a 27 pay period year (google it), I was paid less folks with less experience which was not corrected following a formal complaint, I have jumped 3 pay bands and my pay is (inflation adjusted) only $1k more than when I started -Storm work required w/ rotating on-call groupings