Pros
1. Not as hung up on secondary education as other companies I have worked for- they do a better job of recognizing the talents and potential of the individual. 2. I was well compensated for the job I was hired to do. 3. The benefits the company offered were highly competitive 4. Within my work groups, I worked alongside some truly talented and great people.
Cons
1. The senior management was very susceptible to "Flavor of the Month" in reference to initiatives started, yet never completed. A very specific example would be a very excellent program called Supervisory Development Academy- started to improve the leadership and mentoring skills of First Line Supervisors. Apparently, the cost was a concern, and the initial contracted firm was let go in favor of a canned program led by in-house company employees. The quality suffered greatly. 2. Work groups tend to work in silos- no real spirit of cooperation between various groups. 3. Very difficult to move from one work site to another- especially from South Miami-Dade to points north. 4. The company is a strong proponent of "Golden Handcuffs"- offering signing bonuses in return for extended contracts. The only real issue I have with this practice is a person may relocate a long distance only to find out that life in South Florida is unbearable for the family. Now, he/she is locked into a miserable existence due to the contract he signed. This can create problems in the workplace as well- an unhappy home life is bound to manifest itself in the workplace.