Pros
- Benefits - Wear multiple hats - Great portfolio pieces for real clients
Cons
Upper management is completely ignorant to what goes on below them and will never truly understand your job description or what you do until after you leave and they have to scramble to somehow fill your position. In my case, the position I held is still yet to be filled and it's been one year since I left. The communications office I worked in COMPLETELY turned over two separate times during my four years as a designer – I even held down the office 100% on my own at one point when all 5 positions left. Directors never last (they tried 3 during my time there). Writers have no freedom and leave from boredom quickly. Design can only be taken so far because the Dean has the final say over EVERYTHING. If you hate micro-managing from higher ups that won't even let you send an email without seeing it, then this is the place for you. Additionally, offices that are supposed to collaborate on large projects are often at odds with each other and do not work well together. There was constant tension and bad blood between offices under the same roof. I will never go back. Thank you.