Pros
Average industry salary, work - life balance
Cons
The level of dysfunction that permeates the organization is profound. The culture can politely be described as aggressive - not in a positive and focused manner - but rather in a form of aggression rooted in suspiscion and personal destruction. It is, by far, the most politicized of environments I have ever seen. The constant infighting, lack of focus/vision, and hubris has created an organization that cannot compete in the new economic landscape. Much to the denial of many employees, CTS is under significant competitive pressures, and is being outflanked by their prime competitor. The functional areas (Product Management, Mrkt, etc) - are not staffed with experts in these fields but rather seem to be parking places for former sales people who need a place to go. This has created an organization that is about 15 years behind the curve on current best practices. Suspiscion runs so deep that even individuals on the same team go out of their way to sabotage each other. Few of CTS' so called leaders encourage this behaviour (not with words but with actions). They know nothing about the areas that they manage. They cannot assist in moving anything along, and their only contribution is to spend 3 hours reformatting reports and presentations (fonts, color choices, and the like). They are very good at taking other people's work and ideas and passing them off as their own. Apparently, this is what it takes to move up the ladder. From the outside looking it looks like a good place to work but the culture is bankrupt.
