Pros
The work is straightforward and not very hard. The office staff and investigative staff are comprised of a few hard-working individuals that have knowledge and mastery of their respective fields.
Cons
Multiple, documented instances of sexual harassment and unprofessionalism have taken place during my time at this company. Supervisors have been known to send text messages to female interns with lewd propositions such as asking if they would come over for a “bath” after work, or an unsolicited interest in meeting them for weekend activities. An executive has personally favored and oversaw the promotion of an employee into a higher paying and more prestigious position than some who have been with the company for years. This employee received multiple promotions within a year’s time, which is a unique career track compared to anyone else, regardless of who else may have applied. A top executive made a remark to an intern that she looked like his next ex-wife and would contact her when he gets a divorce with his current wife. Ha. Ha. Very. Funny. A seasoned investigator that can really read a room, much less a workplace… This is a company that can sometimes be best described as an unsupervised frat house, which could be baited with one well-placed cocktail waitress (also documented). This company also takes full advantage of “at will employment” and will fire unapologetically, then back into it with half-hearted, disingenuous excuses such as “company vision” or “structure change,”. A certain executive will brag about firing people by phone call while wearing his “red shirt”. Yes, an executive has his very own, precious “firing shirt”- what a demonstration of maturity, mocking people while making them unemployed! The employees are treated poorly, overworked, and largely underappreciated. A select few inside upper management are indifferent to their employees’ needs and at times are unprofessional. The company does not compensate investigators fairly, regardless of sacrifice or quality of performance. Quantity is quite often the focus over quality. Certain clients are billed hundreds an hour for the same cases, while the average wage for investigators will remain $18-$22 per hour. Their investigator performance reviews are not at all thorough and very generic. A manager once said, “no one can achieve a 5, because 5 is perfect,” thus relieving any anticipation you would have for a sensible increase in pay. I would strongly advise against working for this company until they have a major change in upper management.
