Pros
- Really, really nice people working there - Probably one of the few places in Central Kentucky that can provide stable employment for professionals, especially in technology - Good benefits - Not bad salary - Sharp, highly professional employees
Cons
- A huge chunk (maybe even a majority) of the technical jobs are really "temporary" contractors who are employees in all but name. These contractors are often there for years and years before becoming "permanent" employees. A contractor will receive no promotions, and lousy benefits through the contracting company. Many of these people are promised they will get "real" jobs shortly, but that is just to keep them from quitting. These promises are often made for years. - Managers are usually completely out of touch. They spend all day in meetings. The "team leaders" are the real first level bosses. Higher managers never speak to someone too far down or up the totem pole. - Promotions are based on the department you work in (firmware and color science good, software and hardware bad, for example), or how well you fit into the magic scheme of aa - As someone else has said, the firmware group views people in other technical groups as no better than slime - Let's face it: the company probably can't last in its current size for too many years. The printer business is slowly dying, and Lexmark isn't the best player in the market by a long shot. It's best just to stay away.