Pros
- Decent pay and benefits, noticeably above and beyond most entry-level options - Stellar fringe benefits: frequent free lunches, tickets to Nationals games, monthly cake days, etc. - Valiant attempt at informal atmosphere - Strong adherence to 8:30-5:30 work day--you really can arrive and leave then if you want to
Cons
- Virtually no opportunity for advancement (wide experience gaps between entry-level staff and those they support, typically Directors, Senior Directors, and SVPs with no middle management in between) - Stubborn, stagnant office culture obsessed with seniority - Consistent unwillingness to confront and correct office "bullies" - Non-transparent, arbitrary yearly merit bonus review process which visibly favors the upper-level staff who created it and routinely under-examines the contributions of entry-level staff - Very little workflow consistency between departments--there is comically little pressure on senior staff to adopt new practices
