not a place to grow a long term career, but you will gain experience
Pros
- relaxed dress code - I learned a lot, was able to explore new technologies and gain experience despite the drama - there are a handful of very good people working there who care about their jobs and are helpful - decent healthcare, 401 K, time off and personal days plus sick days although could be better - you are expected to branch out of your comfort zone to get projects done, you may end up doing work outside of your skillset but that can be a good thing to learn more and become a multi talented employee
Cons
- don't expect to be trained, go into it knowing what to do already or be able to teach yourself new things - They lie, the salaries listed for various jobs on here are incorrect. I talked to many coworkers about salary. They also plant fake good reviews on here to balance out the real bad reviews. - Lots of immature back stabbing and behind your back talk from management. I did my best to avoid drama, but I heard and saw many alarming things while working there that just wasn't appropriate or right. higher ups yelling and insulting their coworkers using profanity and threats in front of everyone, people getting written up for nonsensical things, sabotage of projects to make people look bad, things like that. - little to no real communication between various teams and departments which leads to poor project management and slows everything down - insultingly small raises, low pay, not many chances to earn more or move upward despite what they claim. I worked there for 6 years and by the end was only earning about $1.25 more than when I started. I asked for raises, always got good reviews from my manager, My skills and abilities advanced far beyond what I was capable of when I began working there, but it just was never a good time for a raise I suppose. This is a common complaint amongst many TLF employees across they company too, not just in the position I was in. - Its a revolving door of new people coming and tired people leaving when they realize there is no real chance to grow. - they cut corners to save money everywhere they can, being cheap only saves money in the short term. They spend way too much money on things and equipment, then they do not invest money into training or paying employees properly, so the expensive equipment goes un-used or under utilized, all wasted. When I first started working there it was far less toxic, still not perfect or healthy but it wasn't bad. I gained tons of experience and I am grateful for my time spent there and for the people I met, the networks I developed, the work I generated... things changed and the higher ups made so many poor decisions they were forced to lay people off to stay afloat. Top-line is a very unhealthy and depressing place to work where your efforts are not rewarded, you have to constantly look over your shoulder for incoming drama, management will say one thing to your face and something totally different to someone else and then things clash and drama ensues. This company is a stepping stone, it isn't a place to have a long term career and feel secure, well, if they will even remain open long enough to hire more people who will even read this and take this warning.
