Pros
Company Culture: Nice staff in general, lower tier managers want the best for their teams and give support where they can. They're really trying their best to bring this company into the 21st century. Company has undergone a lot of changes and is slowly building up. Very easy to make friends here. Staff is diverse. There are monthly events which can be hit or miss. Compensation and Benefits: Decent given the company's size. Time off benefits includes 4 personal/sick days at start. After one year, you get 10 vacation days and accrue more the longer you are with the company. Orthodox Jewish holidays included in the time off calendar leads to 3-4 day work weeks in the fall approximately every other year. You also get to leave early on Fridays, especially in the winter. Work From Home was an available option during my time there. Yearly bonuses and a small raise came every holiday season
Cons
The worst thing about this company is the CEO, Zalman. He does not live by his company's motto - "We Care Like Family." For example, he frequently storms into offices of managers and gets into screaming matches with them. The office walls are thin so it is very uncomfortable for those who have the misfortune of overhearing the noise. On another note, In the first year of the pandemic, as soon as the CEO could force employees back into office he did so. The office has never shut down since then, even when surges or new variants emerged. Hybrid schedule was briefly permitted, but only for employees with young children. Anyone else was left hung out to dry, even if they had immunocompromised individuals in their household. The CEO throws tantrums when he thinks employees are working from home too frequently. There is no clear wfh policy outlined in the handbook for managers to utilize, so it's all based on the whims and opinions of the CEO. Holidays: During certain Jewish holidays you are not permitted to bring lunch or any outside food to the office and must seek food offsite with no accommodation and no offer to cover the expense for the inconvenience. Vacation/Time Off: You cannot rollover your vacation/personal time. It used to be that if you had a small amount of unused days left, you could talk to your manager to roll them over, but that changed. If you leave the company you will not be paid out for your unused vacation days, no matter how long you have been with the company. You also cannot use more than 5 vacation days at once according to the employee handbook. Space: There is not enough parking for the amount of people in the building at the main office. If you decide to take your car off site during your lunch break you will absolutely lose your spot and have to park in the back behind the warehouse, which is technically owned by a different company. Keep in mind, this building has large freight trucks constantly going in and out of the parking lot and around the building. It's dangerous to walk out the front door and to the back. While the office hours are flexible (8:30-5, 9-5:30), if you arrive after 8:45 you won't be able to park in the company's designated parking lot.