Pros
Friends I made while working here (most of whom are no longer with Pirkey Barber ("PB")). Pay was decent but not worth it due to the below listed cons.
Cons
I've worked for decades in the legal field, both with IP law firms and in the corporate field and I can say that PB is the most TOXIC, DYSFUNCTIONAL environment I have EVER worked in. It's difficult to put into words the hell I lived while working here, but here goes. I knew within my first week that I'd made a mistake by leaving my previous job to come to work here. However, I'm not a quitter and I was determined to make this move a success. Unfortunately despite my efforts, I was continually met with abrasive confrontation and on a daily basis was verbally harassed/bullied both face-to-face and through email communication. When every move that you make is micromanaged, scrutinized and judged, it begins to wear on you slowly and exponentially over time. Oddly enough, despite the overbearing harassment, you are still left in the dark to decipher on your own exactly what it is that management is demanding of you. Professional, rational, and respectful communication is completely nonexistent, replaced with hot-tempered and unfounded criticism and bullying, most often not even related to the current situation at hand. After 2+ years, the harassment continued to affect me emotionally but most concerning my physical health declined drastically in the last few months at PB. That's when I knew I had to leave.