Pros
*No lay-offs in the history of the plant *Solid benefits *Brand new plant; clean *Stable place to work *Legitimately some good people to work with *Great place for assembly line workers to grow and mature within the company *Great place for newly graduated engineers to get work experience *You don't have to choose what to wear to work, because you wear uniforms *Free pair of work boots every year
Cons
*Minimal pay raises/increases, with no encouragement to try harder *They emphasize being on "one team", but, no such evidence of actual application of this principle *Feedback system is majority in negative format - not so much "good job", but "this is why this didn't work" *No real choice in your career path. They place you where they want you, and you have no clue how to work towards a position that you're interested in *Very strict with a vague set of rules. No established departmental policy - every policy is verbal, with nothing documented for reference, like the associate handbook is *No clear-cut way to show how you can advance within company *Poor job/career mapping. No one knows how to advance, outside of "do very well" for your performance review, but vague goals. *You do not feel like you are a vested interest within the company. *No true interest in technical employee advancement (They will not pay for you to go back to school, with no plans on ever doing so)