Pros
Variety of projects (although you won’t personally work on a variety of projects) and lots of “big name projects,” some really great employees, competitive vacation time after first 3 years
Cons
The COVID response was almost non existent. There is a stigma around working from home at LandDesign and people were pressured to never work from home or come back by June 2020. When working from home, connections are slow and lag. Positive cases were only shared if you sat directly next to the positive person. People are not given work from home set ups as new hires. Work from home is not an option unless there’s an “emergency.” It’s very hard to get to work on a variety of projects or the flashy projects if you aren't placed in that group to begin with. And if you’re not placed within one of those groups that works on legacy type work, promotions will be hard to come by since your boss isn’t taken as seriously. On boarding and training is non existent. There’s no process of training for new hires and very little training while you work there. Definitely no training for management roles which becomes apparent with communication issues within groups. Reviews are informal and there’s no required forms for management to complete and share with HR and their team. Goals and promises are pushed aside to meet unreasonable deadlines. Culture is emphasized and praised but the actual culture is working late hours, staying late for the visual (no overtime), and not sharing information freely (honesty and transparency are not part of the culture). The latter causes unbalanced salaries and rumors. Praise is uncommon, going above and beyond is expected.
