Pros
You find some of the smartest, hardest working employees in the development department. I’ve learned so much from my peers about working with others and critical thinking.
Cons
When I started working for HCSS, I was hesitant to take the salary offer because it was quite low compared to other companies. Recruiting ultimately convinced me because of the profit sharing percentage. This in combination with unlimited rollover vacation time seemed good enough to compensate for the lower salary. As an employee owned company, we also received part of our shared profit as employee stock that grew as our company did well. It was nice. I felt secure and thought this could be a place that I could work for a long time. Every year we recited a mission, vision value statement which stressed making good lives for the employees. Company culture was something I never believed in but I was starting to. Not anymore. Fast forward to today. The CEO made up his mind to sell the company. Profit sharing bonus is gone, employees stocks are gone, roll over PTO is gone (2 weeks max now). The company did give a small, and I stress small, bump in pay to try and mitigate this but it doesn’t even come close. On top of this, the company is forcing everyone to comeback to the office. There is overwhelming support to continue allowing people, who want to, to work remotely. Also, there is no requirement to be masked or vaccinated or tested to work in the office. People get covid all the time and we actually had an employee die from covid not too long ago. Our productivity has been just as good and expenses very low. I personally save 10 hours a week in commute time. A permanent remote work option is pretty valuable to me, not a complete replacement for the loss in pay but enough to possibly keep me as an employee. The CEO isnt having it. His answer to all the employees is that productivity is not that important and if you don’t like things, maybe HCSS is not the right “fit” for you and you should go elsewhere. Nice.
