Pros
- Competitive salary - Competitive benefits and perks - Most staff are competent and hard-working - Potential for professional growth
Cons
- Poor fiscal management; wasteful in some areas, and cheap in others - Do not supply employees with proper equipment to accomplish their job - Highly political; professional growth is all about 'who you know' and 'who likes you' - Nepotism; multiple instances of hiring family and friends - Although offer generous pay, demand extraordinary work - Demand salaried employees work 60+ hours per week, work on weekends, holidays - Will demand cancellation of vacations or call while on vacation - Highly unprofessional behavior of senior management (cursing, yelling, tirades, etc) - Promising salary increases to retain employees, then backing out once project accomplished - Constant threats of 'do this or we'll find someone else' - Very high turn-over rate - Do not offer a healthy work-life balance