Pros
- Learn a lot and plenty of opportunities to fine-tune your investigative skills (teaching yourself new tasks) - Majority of managers are laid-back and knowledgeable - Work/Life balance great, except at month end/quarter end/year end - Most coworkers are laid-back and have enjoyable personalities - New ideas to create efficiency supported (you have to push your case in some circumstances) - Benefits are pretty good, although they have been better previous to the "recession"
Cons
- Compensation is 30% lower than market, with no bonus until you reach a certain "grade" or career level - Upper management (majority): - Inconsiderate of work/life balance of the people below them - Slow to complete simple tasks - Procrastination and greediness abundant - Many need to work on their people skills and attitudes towards the "little people" (you might have a better job/higher position, but you're not better than me) - "This is the way it's always been done" attitude in a lot of instances (rarely thinking out of the box) - No educational reimbursement benefits, although stated and confirmed in initial interview