Everforth ECS reviews

- I've been here for just over a year and so far no word on if ECS does annual pay increases to keep up with increased cost of living. - Merit increases capped at 2% and CFO is very stingy with the funds. - Performance review practices are so strange. Management is almost punished if their team gets all great scores. So merit increases are based on your review scores but managers are punished if they give great review scores. I had 2 performance reviews so far and in both my supervisor told me explicitly to almost ignore the score they gave (3-3.5 out of 5 for most) because they get scolded if they give all 4s and even moreso if they give 5s, but my performance aligned with scores of 4s and 5s. - Leave is on the low side. At my level (just over 1 year at ECS) I get 5 hours per pay period, for a total of about 15 total days per year, including sick. Some holidays are observed but not all. I would like to see a minimum of 20 days.

Hectic onboarding process - They overload you with required reading, tasks, classes, etc. Not mentioned in the interview, but they expect you to get certifications immediately and regularly. There is a lot of pressure on this, so be ready. Leave accrual is relatively slow. It is all in one bucket - sick, PTO, etc. You do not get specified sick leave. They do honor some holidays. You are not really trained on anything. You are truly a consultant in a sink or swim environment.