High turnover, bottom line (not employee) -focused, and getting worse
Pros
Good health care benefits. Employee match 401(k)
Cons
Farnsworth has become less and less accommodating to their employees. They like to tout themselves as an "employee owned company" but that means there are 20-30 principals that have shares in the company and their interest is the bottom line. They are the ones that constantly slash project budgets, hours, and are completely disconnected from the employee (no matter how smooth they talk). The work environment feels very restrictive with respect to using personal time, time off, and flexibility (as in there is little to no flexibility). There is no room for growth in the company. They like to brag that they haven't let anyone off when times are slow but that it because they will assign you to roles way below your abilities and often times not in your field of expertise. It takes most employees a few years to realize that they will not advance in their field, their role, or their pay (expect cost of living raises). Then they leave. The turnover rate is extremely high and Farnsworth does its best to hide this fact. When employees give their notice that they are moving on, Farnsworth will quietly shove them out the door sooner in hopes no one will notice. Then they brag that they are "hiring like crazy". They may be hiring like crazy but they are not growing in numbers because they lose so many employees. They pick up employees desperate for work, grossly underpay them (some positions more than others), then the employees realize this, then they move on. Their rates for clients are so high, it makes them noncompetitive. So they (usually after a principal's review) will slash the hours in their estimates and then chastise the employee for not billing their unrelated hours to a tight budget or chastise them for going over hours if they do bill theses hours. Bottom line in this company: utilization. You better be billing to a client; general time means you get worse treatment. If you're looking for temporary employment while you search for a better job, Farnsworth is your answer. Otherwise, you might reconsider...
