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Project Lead The Way

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Sinking ship - Senior Designer Project Lead The Way Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2019
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Pros

Pays well, unparalleled benefits, inflated titles

Cons

Several people I know have applied to jobs here and I’ve told them to run away as fast as possible. There has been a mass exodus of employees the past few years, including managers, directors, and senior leadership. The place is a lost cause. Every department has serious issues, no matter which team you’re on, but I am personally aware of all the flaws within Marketing and IT specifically. They will pay you a lot and give you an inflated title (that will mean literally nothing), but they won’t give you any trust, respect, or responsibility. It’s an absolutely miserable work environment and not a single soul wants to be there, so even the high pay and great benefits won’t be enough to keep you around very long. I only lasted six months before I quit my “senior” position - it was very much entry-level, menial work with no room for growth, within the dreariest of all work environments. I could go on for days about how toxic PLTW is. If you’re reading this, consider yourself warned.

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Cons

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