At Maritz, it's all about who you know. Advancing across various businesses is very difficult. People complain about lack of advancement opportunities. Employees complain about the fact that the pay is not competitive compared to other organizations in St. Louis (and it isn't). The company hides behind the great work life balance and family friendlyness as a reason for lower salaries. The work force is pretty old across all divisions of the business and the lifers keep the good positions and block growth and younger people and fresher ideas from moving up.