Pros
- The Company is great for young graduates. - Excellent continuing education program. - Pension, after 5 years you get vested. - Allows you to make mistakes and learn on the job. - Allows numerous moves within the company to unrelated positions. - Great heating and air conditioning. - People are generally happy. A lot of laughter.
Cons
- On surface very friendly, go deeper and its all who you know. People are related: husbands/ wives/ children, girlfriends & boyfriends or they have known each other for 30 years. Be careful who you talk with. - Management is weak and bends backwards to the whims of City of Philadelphia. - Serious union issues. No pay raises for management employees for 2 years and union got them. - Unequal distribution of work, responsibility and pay. - Promotions and Salaries based upon seniority. - Intense Micromanagement - Clock in / out. No trust. - Very much a "male" company. - Buildings are falling apart. Grime. Toilets flood. Infestation. - Very low salaries. (IT is 30% lower than norm.)