From the outside, seems like a great company. On the inside, much improvement needed.
Pros
You'll always keep busy, plenty of unique work and projects to keep things interesting. Many opportunities to learn and build your skill set. Great employees, the people feel like a second family....very friendly knowledgeable co-workers. Very safety oriented.
Cons
Management is chaotic and unorganized at it's best. Terrible communication between departments, the longer you're employed here the more intolerable it becomes. Dart corporate offices used to promote from within, which is a wonderful practice it keeps the skill and talent where it needs to be for everyone to succeed...but has begun hiring management (with little to no experience with Dart products) from outside introducing yet another level of chaos. Parking is horrible on the Mason campus. You will need to show up for work at least a half hour early for any hope of parking within short walking distance to your building. Congested parking/traffic makes the parking lot dangerous for motorists and pedestrians. A lot of frivolous spending by management around the campus while many employees are paid well below national or even state wide average for their position title. If pay is brought into question, quick attention will be brought to Michigan's poor economy and how lucky we all are to have jobs. Ultimately, this company takes advantage of wonderful, skilled and talented people...always finding excuses to avoid the promotion or raise they deserve rather than recognizing their great work and potential. Some business practices are morally and professionally questionable. Many corporate bullies here. You will only be getting one day off for Christmas/July 4th, plan on using your earned vacation time for these holidays. Bonuses are very very small. I have heard many complaints from salaried employees that they are expected to work 50-60 hour weeks regularly. Definitely not a family oriented company. After 10 years I had to walk away...I loved the people...but the management and pay was horrible.