- It can be frustrating to build support for changes before picking up lean concepts.
- Pay is based on local industry standards for positions, which puts upper and lower bounds on each job title. It's important to make sure that your job title reflects what you do if you want to get paid appropriately. On the bright side, they've been willing to add new job titles based on industry standards to support new or mixed roles where necessary.
- The best healthcare benefit plans and incentives are based on living in the San Diego area, so I had to get a marketplace plan instead.
- Work/life balance can be difficult at times, especially within IT salaried positions. IT has been short staffed for a few years now, which usually translates into salaried staff throwing 5-10 extra hours into the week to get stuff done. Fortunately, we have a solid team, so we have been able to rely on each other as needed, and that helps to diminish the impact of this. Additionally, we're trying to hire new people, so it's less an issue of undervaluing IT and more about getting the right people.