Pros
People are generally nice and there’s a lot of collaboration within your division to connect with co-workers.
Cons
They severely under appreciate employees. The workload is ridiculous. You either go above and beyond with no acknowledgement, or do the best with what you’re given to stay afloat and are punished. It was much better pre-pandemic. They’ll move you to a new area and/or switch your manager to your detriment if it benefits the company, but don’t consider the adjustment involved, which slows your development. Then when it’s time for reviews they tell you that you haven’t developed enough and your job is on the line. Performance improvement plans are given out like candy, which fosters an anxiety-ridden environment, and makes people either quit or get fired. They also move associate buyers to cover senior buyer roles but won’t promote them to buyers, or leave an assistant without a buyer for almost a year. There’s also no consistency on development and promotions. Some assistants are fired after 2 years because they are seen as not yet promotable, while others they keep for 4+ years without any promotion.