Pros
- Friendly, approachable team to interact with on a daily basis - Coworkers and managers readily offered assistance and collaboration as needed - Position offered a variety of tasks and good balance of busyness and downtime, so I was never bored. - Generous time off (one of the few companies these days to offer separate vacation, personal, and sick time, and flexibility in how and when it’s used) - Post-covid, the option to work from home, in office, or hybrid
Cons
- Starting pay is decent, but raises are slow and low. Experience level far surpassed salary level when I departed the company. - The review process for editing and approving online content is way too long and too many “cooks in the kitchen”. By the time the work is published, it’s completely different than the start. - No direct deposit and payroll dates instead of every other Friday. So if the paydate is on a Sunday, you aren’t getting your check until Monday and money won’t be available until Tuesday. Also means remote employees have to drive in to get paper checks and deposit their check manually at the bank, interrupting the work day. - Outdated software and technology. I was working with Microsoft Office 2007 which was losing support in 2022, so hopefully by now they have current versions of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, etc. Laptops were very old, slow, and bulky. Archaic remote connection verification method that disconnected often. - Charged for break room snacks and basics like creamer and sugar for coffee were never refilled. I even had to buy my own box of plastic forks. Soda, coffee, and chips all cost something—a very small amount, but the point is, you should be able to offer your team complimentary snacks. Candy bars and “better” snacks never got repurchased after they ran out. - Not allowed to use WiFi on personal devices, so scrolling on lunch break or listening to music drains your phone battery. - Post covid, the COVID-19 vaccine was required to return to office. Emails were sent out updating everyone on who got it and when, and covid update emails were sent company wide to scare and pressure employees into getting the vaccine.