No recognition
Leadership is way old school, employees have no say in changes. They like to ask you what you want and then tell you why you won’t get it
Health insurance used to be great but they changed it and it is no longer great.
You won’t get promoted under two years in a position. Even if you prove beyond doubt that you are operating at a higher level. One leader even admitted to me that I deserved a promotion but wouldn’t get it because of “precedent”. This is not only my experience. I worked at ESD for years and this was a common discussion between me and my coworkers.
Some studios have you do your review with an OD Or MD that you’ve never worked directly with
Salary is far below industry standard
Promotions are set at 6% raise. You will not negotiate more.
There is a major disconnect between HR and engineering leaders. They are so budget driven on the engineering leadership side that they would rather save on salaries than retain employees
The last con, and probably the most important to consider - executives are shareholders. This creates a clear and obvious conflict of interest when it comes to salary increases and promotions. Be very diplomatic but don’t expect much. After several performance reviews I realized my salary increase was decided long before the review. It basically makes the review totally pointless. Save me the time wasted on a review and meeting and just let me know I’m getting a COL raise. Very frustrating.
