Pros
- promises good treatment if employees and work/life balance - discounted masseuses - Free ice cream and food trucks - Lots of events with training - “Flexible” hours - Snacks, games, and fun if you’re a developer
Cons
- unequal treatment of people is the norm. Managers play favorites and hold people to different standards. - Company is marketed as one where people are treated equally, but new hires aren’t treated with the same consideration. - very dated core product, uses programming languages similar to FORTRAN, BASIC, or pascal, behind a modern interface using new languages. - very bad security. Sensitive data is not handled properly. - employees spread rumors about each other, and management blindly believes them without getting context from you - Orwellian use of language - Unlimited PTO is a lie. They limit it until you’re “a real member in the family” - Not allowed to be ill your first year, or you’ll be guilted, arouse suspicion, and put on track to get terminated - Middle management varies by department; vague expectations in my department, you’ll be crucified if you’re not psychic - Middle management uses this vagueness to cover up their own incompetence - Some department (“phases”) don’t have any facilities, let alone enough parking for their employees. - management pretends everything is okay until they have enough reasons to compile a list of infractions to use against you.
