Pros
Learning what types of people/companies to avoid in future job searches.
Cons
This review only pertains to one project I was staffed on as a contractor. Degrading - Multiple times I heard managers make patronizing and demeaning comments about other contractors on the project. E.g., One white male manager instructed staff to "Pick good quality people" for a task. Another white male director snarkily commented to an ee that 'This isn't rocket science'. Not only did that betray a level of unprofessionalism and insensitivity, but it also highlighted the glaring blind spots of privileged (white male) individuals who are out of touch with reality. Systemic inequities exist, and you're the beneficiaries. Poorly planned project - The manager I worked with didn't know how to use Excel and didn't really grasp the concept of a W9. But he sure couldn't stop talking about his good ol' days working at EY. The WPs didn't always make sense, and he would task us with non-productive work. He basically just strong-armed his way through the finish line without much sophisticated thought. Multiple times I heard other team members express that they were baffled by his direction. Unethical - Was working on a project with a NFP and they wanted to keep me on the job so they could bill for my services. I was literally doing nothing on a daily basis. The Robert Half recruiter who placed me on the project thought he was slick by constantly reminding me that it was a win-win because I was being employed during a pandemic, which felt really manipulative and low-key threatening. Would've been better if he acknowledged how unappealing the entire situation was but explained that, unfortunately, this was the nature of the project -- at least that would demonstrate some respect for me as a human being. I will temper this review by re-stating that I only worked on one project with them, but it left such a bad taste in my mouth that I'm deliberately leaving this review on Glassdoor just to exorcise any remaining bad feelings I have.