Pros
- Great people to work with - Health and dental benefits - Defined contributions pension plan with employers contributions - Flexibile work hours - Can work remotely, pending manager approval
Cons
- Very cyclical industry, during down times even senior employees aren't safe from layoffs - Seems to be more about expanding the business too rapidly and making more profits for shareholders than about caring for regular employees - Back in its heyday, company would try to keep all employees even during down time - employee loyalty (reduced work hours or small salary cut), but now they just fire at will and sometimes with little rhyme or reason - Focusing too much on enticing new grads (to replace all the people they got rid of during the last downturn) and ignoring loyal employees that have been around for a while - Little to no career advancement opportunities, unless you have connections or you are willing to do a stint abroad - Uses the "you can be a shareholder" line to entice employees and justify below industry average salary - Unclear and inconsistent criteria for becoming a shareholder
