Pros
- Pays well or above industry standard - Vacation time good, can bank overtime as extra vacation time up to 80 hours - Extra bonuses often - Decent healthcare offerings - Some paid time off for new parents, extra benefits to working moms; family-oriented - Good wellness program - Good work/life balance for mid level - Asks for employee feedback
Cons
- Severely lacks interesting and innovative projects; lacks interdisciplinary collaboration - Business-orientated over quality - Antiquated technology; refuses to use any new technology or methods to advance a project/internal infrastructure - Either very busy or very slow; lacks internal infrastructure/network to work-share with other offices - Will force you to use vacation time for company’s hiccups or lack of work - Lacks “backlog” of licensing materials, does not pay for licensing classes or materials, below industry standard - Pays maximum of $5k/year for degree/credit compensation and must stay with firm for a few years, compensation is below industry standard - Office-level reaction to pandemic is poor, upper-level is okay - Slow-moving to non-existent sustainable projects - Monoculture, boys’ club; a long hike to a diverse, technical workforce - Doesn’t value employee safety - Management micromanages - Training is limited and tends to be unpaid even when mandatory - No reviews or career path discussions with managers, they decide how your career will progress