Pros
- The people are great here, and there is a good mix of old and young. - Potential to gain a lot of experience. - A well respected company in the Chicago market. - A good size company with a small company feel. - 100% ESOP with 100% vesting after 6 years. - They hire recent graduates, which is pretty hard to come by. - The hours are great (M-Th 8.75hrs & Fr 5hrs) and they are very flexible.
Cons
- The company is very top heavy....the executives, VP's, HR people, and people that have been there long enough to be in "The Club" make a lot of money where everyone else, especially the production people (engineers, architects) are very underpaid. - The company penny pinches a lot. - The 8th floor (where all the engineers are) looks like it hasn't been updated in 50 years. - The benefits are not very good...Health insurance is expensive and the 401k match is not very good. - Can have the feel of being political. - There really is no responsibility differentiation between several positions, i.e. a Design Engineer and a Senior Design Engineer do the same thing.