Old culture, old systems, nice people - Analyst Expeditors Employee Review

2.0
May 19, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

They say "hire for attitude, train for skill", so your co-workers are the nicest. Good intern and Management trainee programs. Good diversity. Benefits are great, nice office building downtown and a free transit pass.

Cons

Competent management has to quietly get things done, the rest lie, lie, lie about their performance numbers. Never get caught using the open door policy ... it sets you up for retaliation. No HR. No recourse. Don't talk to a mandatory reporter or you find yourself talking to Legal, it also makes you a prime target for retaliation. Pay is 20-40% below market unless you are favored. Bonuses are weapons; your manager will pocket it . Training programs are great, but not comprehensive ... personal development is on your dime and reimbursement is slow. Not a great place if you are already established in your career. Lots of micromanaging, nepotism, favoritism, and intrigue. Good diversity in the ranks but little in Management. CEO is the founder's son in law ... and this precedent is seen all the way down the ranks: It's not what you know but who you know, marry, or sleep with. Like a 90's version of Mad Men, complete with 90's technology and dress codes.

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Stability and job security, formerly. Compressed work weeks and work-life balance, formerly. A 47-year no-layoff policy tested in two recessions and a pandemic. Formerly. Now? Well, all of those are gone, so it's hard to really cite anything other than that there's health care and the paychecks don't bounce.

Cons

The same stuff that's always been there, for one. Strict dress code. Dated systems they're trying to run away from as fast as humanly possible. Strict in-office culture with limited WFH. Little to no upward mobility; most senior management has been there for 20+ years and when someone does get promoted, the remaining jobs often seem to magically go to their buddies without getting bid. A complete inability to manage and coordinate anything effectively amongst multiple teams, which apparently is going to be somehow solved by laying off almost all the project/program managers. Oh, and on top of all that? Now, the new regime will lay you off, but first they'll gaslight you and claim the no-layoff policy never existed. Then they'll claim the team managers (who they conveniently also laid off) did the rankings that determined who got cut. Then they'll put a bunch of the survivors into a "bootcamp" and then make them interview to keep their jobs.

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