A company with amazing potential mired archaic, inefficient business practices.
Pros
The technology is cutting edge, exciting and full of potential. Work mates are great to work with and have a general desire to see the company succeed. Having access to amazing high-end home automation products that only the mega-rich can afford. The company pays well and benefits are middle-of-the-road but in some cases better than previous employers. Offered stock to everyone which always is a great benefit (if the company can succeed).
Cons
The way the company is run seems to be stuck in the early nineties and is slow to change with the times. Expectations aren't clearly defined most of the time. Processes are chaotic, archaic and inefficient. Upper management doesn't appear to care much about their employees. Very much a good old boys club vibe going on. Yearly pay increases, bonuses are virtually non-existent in the 4 years of working at Savant. Zero incentive to excel at your job except to collect a decent paycheck. Communications, communications, communications. Communication between upper management and the rest of the company is sparse; a good example of this is when Savant received a HUGE amount of money in investments yet nobody knows where that money is going as nothing changed in the company when they received it. Aging facilities and work equipment was a huge frustration among pretty much everyone. A huge glaring inability to hire qualified staff or retain them, it seems that people jump ship when their options vest (hence my 4 years with Savant). The Cape is beautiful but not exactly a hub of technology and the workforce that comes with it. Work-life balance is definitely tipped toward work and seems to be expected and encouraged which leads a lot of people to work 50+ hours a week. Seriously, people work insane amounts at this company which is unhealthy.
