Pros
- a clear business plan - top notch benefits -- all medical premiums paid by the company! - they stick to core business - the "message" has always been the same for the 12 years I've been here - they take care of the company's money thereby providing a high level of job security - provide a high level of training
Cons
Honestly, the downsides are only downsides for those who like casual atmospheres. EI is in business to make money. The expectations are high. So if having casual Friday's are important to you then this is not the right place. I've seen a number of people leave in the past 12 years who thought the grass was greener and most of them quickly found out it is not. Only one of the maybe dozen or so people I knew well left and is still at the company they left for. That's when the appreciation of what EI has to offer settles in. I'm speaking mainly from a branch operations perspective in the midwest. It's funny but it seems like 90% of the EI bashers on ANY public forum tend to be Corporate IT people.