Pros
- Excellent 401K - Great deal of autonomy compared to a previous employer, and few pesky company requirements to adhere to. - A new health plan for 2015 that seems better than the old one, though I'll miss the HSA contribution - Great Admin staff in HR, finance etc, love them - Personable and friendly CEO with excellent taste in beer :) - Went to great lengths to provide (or remind) options to employees during the shutdown in 2013, and we had a heartfelt, compassionate, and frank discussion with a clearly pained CEO after the Prime on our contract surprised everyone with a massive rate cut on the contract last year - Company holidays align with federal holidays, reducing stress to make up hours.
Cons
- It's a small company so a little challenging to move around on contract vehicles if you want to. - My big gripe is about a lack of communication, and I know I'm not alone in this. Hearing from the leaders has really fallen off in 2014. I feel really disconnected from the folks at the top, particularly my PMs at my client site who don't even acknowledge my emails. It's like they've all but disappeared. I have no idea what is going on in the company beyond my little realm. I have no idea what opportunities are there if I want to move or join proposal teams. I don't know if they've all been working on building business with new proposals. I mentioned my concerns about the communication gap to my PM, who nodded and promised to do better, and I even offered to take up some sort of internal outreach project. I've heard nothing since and communication has not improved. - There are two main business areas with very different client work. In the DC area, the employee base has distinct differences in skills and there is a significant geographic divide as well. So there isn't much of a corporate culture as far as I can tell, and at the handful of corporate events I've attended there is not much intermingling between the two groups. I have no idea how the employees in other parts of the country feel.