Pros
solid, driven, talented people to work with peers genuinely care about each other and work to support each other if you can survive the building of your portfolio phase you can make pretty good money
Cons
- the work/life balance is probably the single biggest issue anyone has with TEK - 50 hours a week is considered slacking here - the base pay is roughly half of what the industry standards are - if you make $150k / year, 70% of that is commissions/bonus, it makes it very difficult to survive during the inevitable down times. It also makes it difficult to want to accept new roles within the company, a promotion or change is inevitably followed be a short to medium term decline in income. - Much of the senior management seems at times to be in over their heads - they mostly came from within the organization (any of them have only worked for TEK) and have limited experiences to draw upon. It's defended by a strong belief in the culture of TEK, but anyone with critical thinking skills can see that this is an antiquated and flawed argument - there is a strong tendency to micro-manage and local leadership is not allowed much latitude to adjust for specific conditions within their market or to adjust to the team dynamics specific to their market or practice.