Horrible, Toxic Environment, Extremely Mismanaged
Pros
There are some really talented people who are really cool who work there. Some of my lifelong friends came from there, but you know how a tough situation bonds people together? It's one of those. They offer Jazz tickets and some other fun incentives, if your manager remembers to send it to you so you can sign up for it. That's about all the good I can say.
Cons
If you want your opinion and skills respected, don't work here. I've never been so unhappy and unsettled in a work situation. Decisions aren't based on logic or data, it's based on WHO says them and who they're friends with. And then it's everyone else's job to give them a little pat on the back. It's an environment focused on blame, with a complete lack of accountability and ownership. They just laid off some of their best employees because they weren't afraid to share their opinion and distaste of the senior VP of marketing, who has no idea what he is doing. The department is horribly mismanaged. They waste money on ridiculous things but stiff their employees on raises and bonuses. The marketing department is unorganized and scattered, yet they expect the worker bees to get everything done last notice. If you're a man and suck up to the people in charge, you can ask for whatever you want. If you work hard and are organized, but you're a woman, you may as well work on your resume. The way they treat women, you would think it was the 1950's. My time there was spent building up the male ego while being completely and utterly micromanaged and ignored. In meetings, women are interrupted, ignored, and disrespected. The only way you'll make it at this company is if your parents own it or you suck up to the guy whose parents own it. Not all departments at 4Life are like this, but marketing has a serious problem to take care of if they want to avoid a discrimination lawsuit.