Joining Cook was the worst career move I've made
Pros
David C Cook's global ministry does some good work in developing countries. Seems like it is easier for the CEO and executive team to love people in other countries rather than those they manage.
Cons
The CEO makes Trump look like a management genius and a humble man. Supposedly Cook is a Christian ministry, but the executive pay is way out of whack. Executives live lavish lifestyles while full time entry-level employees rely on food stamps. Entry level staff work long hours in jobs that are misclassified as "exempt" from reporting hours. So there is no overtime and no meaningful comp time. The executive team is constantly changing direction, often based on the CEO's gut instinct that everyone else in the organization thinks is wrong. CEO used slave analogy when questioned about the need to do more with less--specifically, he said I'd need to make more bricks with less straw. The environment is depressing and management philosophy is incompatible with Christianity and sound business practice
