Pros
Very good benefits package, although with the number of employees it was less than what was expected. Peers and team members all pitch in for coverage of bids and training for each other. The amount of online training is immense, and you can find education inside and outside of the company with tuition assisance. Exposure to international large scale networks and global customer base is second to none. Inteaction with international support groupd and sales teams allowed for increased involvment with the bids and processes needed for closure. It also added to the knowledge base for any employee working in and with those groups. This included capacity mgt, product development, operations, legal, and all various areas of the business.
Cons
Very limited chances for advancement or movement to other sides of the business. The downsizing has all employees scared and they've been that way for years. Fearful that once moved to a new position the layoff will come and since you 'low on the experience' you're gone. Therefore, the teams are very vertically alinged and the barriers and silos created from that are difficult to break. Poor supervisor level management in the support areas. Limited knowledge of team building and allowing for upper management to see ideas and implement projects to improve daily tasks. At times little or no rationale for added tasks or projetcs that would create no value to reports or process improvment by Sr. Managers.
