Starbucks Corporate – not the great company with great benefits you hear about
Pros
In the beginning Starbucks seemed like a great place to work. As time went on my eyes began to open. There are only two nice things I can say about working for Starbucks. The pay is average and they support flex time. Most people have every other Friday off as a flex day.
Cons
Where to begin? To keep my rant short here are a few things…. - Benefits are awful! I can get better benefits as a vendor/contracting - Growth opportunities are very low if you are mid or senor level - There are very few good managers! Some groups are prone to micromanagers - If you are looking to gain or improve your skills this is not the company for you - There is a high turn over rate for project and program managers - Telecommuting? They talk about it but that is all – as a company that prides themselves on being “green” you would think they would do more then just “talk” about it.