Pros
The Home Office building in nice. If you are young and fresh out of college, you will fit right in. Able to join the Drivetime Sorority or Fraternity (if that's what you like which are like high school cliques). Able to wear jeans everyday. Free food. They provide a lot of entry level opportunities. They give you the opportunity to move around (don't expect a pay raise though). Company car for management.
Cons
The company is a growing company but it has been around for quite awhile. The operation center in Mesa is like a big high school. The majority of the management have no degree and pretty much promote anyone that they feel are part of the clique. Now the home office suppose to be more professional than the operation center. Well, sort of. Yeah, the new building is nicer than the old one. But most of the people there started off at the operation center. So, the element is pretty much the same. I have worked for larger corporations which had a casual environment, but let's just say, Drive time is borderline (Club, Bar, Concert) attire. I have seen females with skimpy skirts and pretty much a top that is holding on by a thread for dear life. When I first started at home office Ray use to walk around and show his presence almost everyday. Now, I hardly ever see him. The moral is terrible. Everyone is leaving the company and jumping ship. I can understand why. I have had 3 promotions since I started and all have been lateral. Yes, sometimes taking a lateral move can get you where you need to be, but don't expect me to put more effort after 3 lateral moves. Apparently, you see the potential in me but don't want to give me my worth. I know people whom have been there 2 years and over and still making the same salary when they started. Don't expect that just because the building is nice, free food and the relax environment that you will keep top performers within the company. People that have been in the professional corporation environment prior to joining Drivetime know what it takes to have successful and higher moral employees stay in the company. Yes, the young college kids may enjoy the video games and free food but, honestly it would take more than these childish items to keep real professionals in the company. I really don't know who my manager is. Everyone seems to have that title but yet don't know how to manage. There is no structure and no organization. The company seems to be doing what feels right at that moment without any real strategies. The systems are outdated as well. I am glad that Drivetime provided me the opportunity to get the experience in my field, but the pay and the non structured management is why I left. In my department alone, 3 people left within a 60 day period (well now 4).
