Pros
Could bring my dog in to work on Fridays Set up good connections and got my foot in the door for a career afterwards Good money for a fresh college grad with a non-STEM degree
Cons
Consistent business model for berating employees (seriously -- if you work less than 45 hours you are flagged as a "problem") Inconsistent application of its own self-praised policies (you'd be surprised the number of times incorrect information is doled out to a young crowd of 10,000 mouldable minds and the lengths the company will go to make its C-suite "correct") Completely unprofessional - run by a CEO who, every month, ridicules other companies' CEOs for things as serious as alcoholism Treats line-level employees like children; working from home is a capability provided by the company but heavily frowned upon during the business week. Travel policies are adhered to in situations that do not benefit either the employee or the employer for the sake of adhering to policy. Unwilling to change or adapt to the industry - all tools must be made in-house, meaning compatibility is maximized on very dated technology. This causes some customers' hardware expenses to far exceed licensing costs. Unethical practice - the company asked me to cease a root cause analysis (RCA) because they believed "the customer has forgotten and this would just pick at scabs". Lack of true expertise - employees of 1-2 years get pegged as "experts" because they happened to answer a question related to a topic, which leads to short-sighted "shoot from the hip" decision-making. Passive aggressive management - unclear metrics/expectations from the get-go mean that employees are expected to "try hard" to HOPEFULLY earn a "good bonus" compared to peers. I have been asked by multiple HR reps to NOT share my salary with coworkers, which was and remains illegal.