Pros
Employee autonomy, reliable paycheck, good vacation package. Schedule is reliable for shifters but salaried employees continually asked to put in substantially more time than 40 hrs/WK without consideration of travel times out to site adding over two hours of unpaid commuting.
Cons
Compensation and benefits falling below industry standard. Reliant on foreign management with little understanding of North American practices and values. Poor employee retention or opportunity for training and advancement. Actually zero training beyond initial new hire and mandatory safety training. It is entirely sink or swim with little to no oversight until a crisis arises. Continually short staffed and unwilling to staff up to reduce unreasonable workload. Production is paramount to all other supporting departments.