Pros
-name recognition will help you get hired somewhere else -paychecks are timely -annual bonus
Cons
-9 hour days plus 3 hours WFH for 6 months -9 hour days plus 5 hours WFH for 6 AE months -low-ball salaries for high expectations translates to $12 an hour in real earnings -if management likes you, then you can do no wrong, and other people will be required do your work for you -if management doesn't like you, they resort to dirty tricks to get to quit, do someone else's work, or finish work that is beyond normal capacity, e.g. employee asked to reschedule their wedding because it conflicts with AE season -no training program, no trainers, no mentors, no classroom training, no book training, just SQL labs -salaries are average, not commensurate with excessive hours and demands -no real assistance with work other than Sharepoint documents and job-aids, new hires are lost -BAs and Developers average 2 years max before turning over, constant influx of new people in skill positions, people stay to get their bonus and then an annual mass exodus occurs in the Spring -division has been around for 20 years, product has been around for 15, but less than 20% of team members have more than 4 years of experience, this kind of turnover has been going on since 1996 -2nd reorganization in 3 years, translation, management is lost -corporate HR group blocks unemployment claims for separated employees -corporate HR group won't verify your employment to other employers in the future, if you fight and win unemployment claims -coprorate HR group won't release your employment records, just because they can -company treats you like they are doing you a favor if you to give up your life for them -management gives you 60 hours of work and you get in trouble if it takes you more than 40 to do it, management won't accept that their demands are unrealistic -work demands will kill any social, family, church or outside life you have or want to have -frequent travel in the winter AE months -experienced employees hide knowledge and skills and don't train others out of fear of being replaced, key skill sets and experience hidden from majority of employees, they never get to an advanced level -TAS division leadership at the top are genuine, but middle management is filled with technical people who have terrible personal skills -technical leaders don't know how to lead -HR managers are called TMs and are usually 25 year olds who repeatedly lose employees, yet get promoted for it -WTW is a company for actuaries that specialize in retirement and pension benefits, the TAS division is a boutique IT group that has turned into a cash cow -BAs are cash registers, sent to become billable to clients ASAP, e.g. new BA who is new to benefits made Calc BA for two clients that both require frequent travel and have AE seasons and overlapping deadlines -division is desperate to find people who can handle the workload, stress and poor technical management