Pros
Pay is decent but that's it.
Cons
After three years of employment and Power Design touting propaganda about how much fun it is to work here, I wanted to give a perspective from someone who is in the trenches day in and day out. Meetings are constant; some are booked simultaneously so you have to do two or even three at the same time. With constant meetings, there is no room left for the endless reports and budgets and answering emails and phone calls so you are always behind, even when you work nights and weekends. Travel is frequent and when you are away you will work constantly in order to get back home. The constant high-paced demands mean there is no room for doctor appointments, lunch, or family time in the evenings for weekends. Burnout is real at Power Design and we all know it. That's why retention is so difficult. I have over 30 days of PTO on the books but can't take it or risk getting seriously behind. There is a joke amongst employees that PTO stands for "Pretend Time Off," because even when you are on vacation you still have to work. There are so many other issues at this company that no one is talking about but this is the main one that causes burnout. I have now been diagnosed with cancer and am trying to get some appointments made and speak with physicians about my plan of care but finding time to do that is proving impossible. Something has got to give, Power Design, leadership team or all your good people are going to drop dead from being worked to death.
