Pros
Corporate environment but still has a "family feel" within and throughout our departments and teams. Our Mission truly guides our annual company goals, and success is measured and shared quarterly with all team members. Advancement opportunities have been plentiful in my almost 10 years here - if you work hard and "lean in," you're appropriately recognized. Other pros: leadership is visible, employee engagement is a priority (and getting even more important with home/hybrid work environment since COVID), there's flexibility with a value of family and work/life balance, and a strong emphasis on fair and generous pay. Annual and semi-annual employee surveys have been a great way to get feedback and create action plans for success.
Cons
Many department still operate on different systems - need to consolidate/streamline which project management and communication tools we should all be using. With nearly 2000 team members, it's difficult when everyone is on different platforms. An overwhelming amount of meetings with respect to time used to be a major issue, but I do feel that in the last year, that has significantly improved. Length of time it takes to retrieve approvals from top-down can sometimes be problematic (ex: new hire decisions).
