Pros
- Compensation. They pay you well above average, and if you get placed in a city that has a higher cost of living, you get a very generous cost of living adjustment. - All health, dental, and vision is paid for by FAST. - Ability to relocate often. People with families might find this as a con, but I like to travel a lot so this was great for me.
Cons
- Horrendous work/life balance, especially around Rollout time (of which can be scheduled over holidays). You are required to work weekends, early mornings, and late nights. What's worse is that they will not let you know when to leave until the day of, which causes a lot of uncertainty and essentially makes you a slave to work in my opinion. If the Rollout is scheduled around the holidays, you are not allowed to take any vacation time the 2-3 weeks before or after either. - You will more than likely be working in a dinghy government office. The polar opposite of the state-of-the-art HQ they have you interview at. - No 401k matching. - Dull work. Tax software isn't the most exciting thing to work on. - You will have zero transferable skills if you leave, except maybe knowledge of SQL.