Pros
- If you understand that this is a corporation in a consumeristic environment, you'll be able to wrap your head around being a cog in a machine - If you are patient and play the game correctly, there is plenty of opportunity. You just have to wait out churn. - The people you work with (peer to peer) are awesome - everyone bonds over how awful the company is, and that makes it a bit more bearable
Cons
- Opportunity is a double edge sword because it only becomes available when someone leaves... and a lot of people leave. - Incompetence is promoted due to churn. - There is no accountability for senior leadership, c-suite, and chairman - they're "above" that. - Culture surveys are dismissed by leadership due to "nuance" and "misalignment" with how people respond. - Some departments are hard to leave because they blackball you by spreading falsities about attitude - even when your performance review and HR record is in good standing and you're listed as a high-performer; departments just don't want to lose headcount. -Pay is not competitive, it is defined by their view of your market value. Asking for raises is a pain and 5% is seen as a pay raise. - CEO is ok as a person/leader on his own, but he's a puppet for Charlie's will - so there's really not a lot to talk to about his influence. He's very much a figure head. - DE&I efforts are grassroots, there is no investment in these changes from HR - It is a serious boys club - Controlling methods of core hours, lack of flexibility to work from home (COVID aside), and no maternity/paternity leave are huge flaws - Tenure doesn't matter, loyalty doesn't matter, you are just a number and they can easily replace you
