Pros
- Fantastic coworkers at all levels of the company, very rare to find someone who isn't both great at what they do and great to work with - Company lives its brand internally and externally, really wants to be empathetic and celebrate life's special moments with both consumers and employees - Good benefits, fairly competitive salary (not good bonus though) - Flexible in work schedule and good focus on work/life balance & WFH now, but awesome coworkers & location will make you want to work in the office sometimes - Newer leadership has increased transparency on company financial performance & key strategic decisions, although not sure they're honest all the time - Increased focus on digital capabilities, hope it's not too late
Cons
Declining industry + pandemic has put a huge squeeze on everything: - Increased & unnecessary competitiveness across departments for shrinking resources (time/people/financial) - Outdated & unsupported IT infrastructure, lots of workaround DIY if you don't want to deal with the bureaucratic mess - Limited career growth opportunities - Every strategy is driven to reduce costs for survival, very little investment product/tech innovation which will hurt Hallmark in the long run - Very short-term focused, changing goals due to retailer pressure or poor project management. Long-term projects get killed or hacked together due to lack of resources & motivation.