Pros
- Decent pay (at least for my position) - Week in December off for all employees - Snacks - Happy Hours (which was great to get free drinks after being stressed out and over worked at the job) - After 5 years you get paid sabbatical for 5 weeks. Some of the people I have worked with in the company were (and still are) great employees and people. I was very fortunate to have worked with them. I was able to use my other skills outside of my job description for other areas in the company.
Cons
* High turnover rates * Nepotism and office politics * Management does not listen to employees concerns and find proper solutions to those concerns * Management cannot take constructive criticism * Toxic environment/toxic people working at the company * Cliquey culture, must suck up to managers if you want to get ahead * Expensive health insurance and does not offer transit reimbursement/discount * Terrible work life balance They have an extremely high turnover rate but say, “it’s normal in the industry they work in”. I am pretty sure if they treated their employees better and offer better benefits that rate would go down significantly. Also, have been in meetings where they "suggest" to employees to write good things about them on glassdoor to get better ratings. If you have an issue regarding your work load or a higher-up in the company and you bring it to your manager’s attention, some managers, will complain about you bringing the issue up to them and blame you for the reason why you have the problem. Most managers there CANNOT GIVE OR TAKE CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM. If you give them critiques on how they should improve their leadership skills or bring up the issue to HR, they will find ways to retaliate against you. Some higher-ups there are not professional AT ALL and should not be holding their positions at W2O. I have seen a higher-up yell and swear at other people over things that were not a big deal. Be sure to make sure to do everything right on your first day because depending on your manager you be yelled at like I was over something that was not a huge issue on my second day there. If you go to HR regarding an issue about a higher up, your concern will go unheard and unaddressed. The environment is extremely toxic, some managers will tear down their employees rather than build them up and do not listen to them. It’s a shame because I’ve seen many talented people leave because of that. They offer different benefits depending on your position there, which is unfair. For example, everyone is able work home 1 day out of the week, unless you worked in a certain position. My current employer offers the same benefits to ALL full-time employees. W2O tells employees if they want to "grow" or to learn a new skillset they can watch YouTube videos instead of offering some kind tuition reimbursement and give the employee the assistance in receiving a degree or certificate. Having an employee certified in a skill can be great asset for the company. Work life balance for employees is terrible, have seen people in the office before 7 AM, after 9 PM, and on the weekends working well over 10 hours a day. Some barely have enough time to eat lunch! Hire more people so your employees can have a life outside of work! Studies have shown employees work more effectively when they are able to get some rest from work.