Pros
There's a great deal of opportunities to learn, as you'll receive nothing in the form of constructive guidance & there are few set processes or rules.
Cons
The founder is an ego-maniac who micro manages to the extent that there's no opportunity to grow past his meager ability to do anything other than work extremely long hours for middling compensation. Starnes is a toxic work environment that emphasizes and rewards blind loyalty to the owner and his wife; interaction with leadership is often punctuated with verbal abuse and personal insults. One of the worst experiences (work or otherwise) I've experienced. Consistent calls from the owner after hours and on weekends; unrealistic expectations for performance are the norm and for good measure you take a walk to a different time with both culture and product as you're selling or creating news paper, with a token attempt at being a digital agency. Average benefits, compensation and facilities are about the only positives of work with Starnes.