Pros
Good location, easy access to transit and shops/restaurants, etc.
Cons
Most of middle and senior management lack the leadership skills necessary to propel a team, and the company, forward. Employees are overworked, resentful, and disengaged. Although the executive team has made recent attempts at "transparency" and "goal-setting" for the organization, they ultimately fail at understanding the deep-rooted issues that cause the sense of apathy that is so prominent among team members. In May of 2014, employees were given engagement surveys aimed at identifying areas for improvement. Scores were low, but management never communicated next steps. How can anyone possibly take their job seriously and perform at their best when management perpetually shoots down requests for raises/promotions/professional development opportunities? Many employees in this office did not receive 2014 performance reviews, nor did anyone receive cost of living salary increases, which, coupled with the already below-market pay, is the perfect storm for employee dissatisfaction. Employees leave because they find new roles in which they will be paid 20-40% more. They are expected to complete tasks without being given any of the resources necessary to do so successfully, and are then punished for it. They are also consistently pushed beyond their limits because they lack managers who can train them properly. Overall, this is an extremely frustrating and discouraging place to work - the industry is interesting but if the company cannot pay non-management employees more than 30% below other employers in the city, they cannot possibly expect high productivity and quality, let alone retention.
