Pros
- There are departments and managers which are exceptions. Unfortunately, those managers rarely have openings and can always leave the company themselves. - Free exercise classes at a great gym with amazing trainers; however it is rare to find time to actually visit the gym. - Plenty of people phone it in and are never directly confronted. If you aren't a hard worker and are comfortable being scolded with no actual repercussion, you can get away with doing the bare minimum for a long time. - Can build up a decent amount of vacation days (20 starting, buy up to 5 days, roll over 10 unused days, 5 more days with work anniversaries); unfortunately you are often guilted out of using all of them. - Annual merit increase is around 3% which means you can make a decent amount even if you stay at the same level. This was not adjusted to account for high inflation years.
Cons
- If you are a hard worker, you are likely to be taken advantage of without the benefit of forming a solid career. - Workaholics are becoming the majority and make it difficult to work the 37.5 hrs/week you are paid for. - Pay is not competitive and promotions are not standard percentage increases. HR uses coworkers salaries as justification against giving proper raises. This seems like an attempt to pit coworkers against each other. - Problem with email and meeting overload. Leaves little time to actually get done work other than outside of work hours/late at night. - Training processes are lacking or often non-existent. - In office 3 days a week. Per CEO announcement, vacation days must be used if you are too sick to be in the office. This company provides a lot of over promising regarding values, work life balance, and caring about its employees. In reality the benefits tauted in the 'best workplace' rating only benefit management and the executive suite. Management cares more about the bottom line than employee satisfaction and fulfillment. This and censorship was made extremely evident in the return to work 3 days a week, even after employees begged to continue hybrid of choice. The return to the office will result in more attrition to an already struggling workforce. For a company that is private/non-profit, the culture can feel very public. Many departments are understaffed and work is forced on employees with little to no compensation. Managers don't care about their employees like they used to and will let them suffer as long as they aren't impacted themselves. Despite claims that return to work and company culture encourage relationship building, there is a general feeling that management discourages relationships and open discussions amongst associates. Coworkers are shocked to discover other people are also overwhelmed and burnt out. There is a huge micromanagement problem. Nothing is ever good enough and people are watched like hawks. They would rather you sit at your desk all day doing nothing than get your work done well and efficiently while having healthy boundaries, taking time to exercise, and make a healthy meal during a lunch break. The era of IBC being a great place to work is over. If you got in at the right time, your easy street career is set in stone. Everyone else be prepared for an uphill battle watching other people reap in benefits and get promotions they didn't earn and don't deserve.