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3.2

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Dave Hawkins

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2.0
Nov 9, 2013

Only the "Yes Men" Will Survive

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Pros

You will learn a lot about day to day business and they have a lot of great people working there, smart people who work hard and give a lot of themselves to the job. Middle management and upper management are not included in this statement though, they are a disappointment. You will most days wonder, where did they get some of those people, seriously? Also, they do pay on time and consistently but you'd better negotiate your salary well in the beginning.

Cons

It really comes down to the fact that only the "Yes Men" survive. If they can "plug you in" to their cookie cutter system, you will survive there. If you are too passionate about your job or want to make things better and offer solutions fixing any of the issues you find there, you will get run out quickly. Therefore, the same deep seeded problems continue year after year, which leads to the horrible turnover. Turnover that they try to hide and are never honest or upfront about, even when directly asked about it. That's why they are always hiring. They say it is because of growth but honestly, they just can't keep the seats filled. And the only way they get away with having people available to hire is because there isn't much of a choice in Livingston for a professional job and they know this. If they were smart though, they would realize how much this really costs the company but they act like it doesn't matter, that there is always someone to replace the people leaving. They work you very hard while you are there and make you work 47 hours per week too instead of the standard 40. Everyone starts out as a TSR and most everyone gets stuck in that job because there are very few places to move up, no ladder at all really. There is no possibility not to get burnt out on this TSR job because it is so demanding and stressful. You are micromanaged to death and held up to impossible standards and goals. Also, they change things around every quarter so drastically that it is not natural for anyone to work in that type of environment. Every 3 months you change who you work with on your team, where you sit, what your focus in that quarter, etc. Nobody thrives in that environment.

2.0
May 23, 2012

Frustrating Management

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Pros

My Co-workers were great to work with. Some of them truly felt like family and I would go out of my way to help them just like they would for me.

Cons

The Wind blows 358 days out of the year. Compensation is lack luster. Senior management has issues identifying bad middle managers. Middle management has created a fairly negative environment due to poor communication styles and has credibility issues due to a lack of knowledge and/or experience. Many pressmen expressed issues with their manager who has been very divisive towards other departments.

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