Pros
I’ve been here for over a year and this is honestly a great place to work. Competitive, so you have to have drive to thrive. Pays well, benefits are great, monthly company happy hours, provided card for lunch which basically pays for your lunch for the month, beautiful view of the city and James river. The company is growing so quickly that managers often change, so you have to be adaptable and embrace the change. Sale leads bonuses, monthly bonus competitions, annual pay raise and yearly promotions make the pay top notch. 2 weeks vacation that accrue and can rollover, 1 week of sick, 2 personal days, additional days for wedding, maternity, etc. I would take what someone from each position takes with a grain of salt— different positions may have different benefits. It’s an amazing job right out of college or for anyone who has been working for a while. 40 hours a week as a portfolio researcher, paid hourly. Also have opportunities to travel to the market you call in. There are Christmas parties and we had a sales convention in February and had Zac Brown Band play privately for the company. It was great! The job focuses on calling people everyday. However metrics have changed a LOT in the past year. You are no longer just calling to update— we work on a lot of various projects daily so it stays busy and no longer feels like just a call center. The company is great and the job is good but not for everybody.
Cons
As with any job there are cons. Micro managing can seem a bit harsh due to the need to meet metrics. Hence, if you are successful at what you do then you won’t be micro managed that bad. So not a big con. It can get a bit redundant after a while. Even with the company constantly growing and changing, since we measure our metrics monthly, it feels like I live by the month and then next month it just starts over. There are frequent glitches with the systems we work on and that makes everything less efficient and more stressful. Minor con and happens everywhere.