Pros
-Opportunities to work on a wide range of projects -Three weeks vacation is standard - President/ CEO is a very nice person, and seems to have genuine interest in how you are doing - Spend a fair amount of time out of the office (if that's your thing) - President/ CEO is quite generous with giving corporate time off (eg. if inclement weather is coming, he will send people home early so they can get home safe, sometimes gives half-days on Friday's before long weekends, period between Christmas and the New Year is given as corporate time off on top of the three week vacation
Cons
-Often get stuck doing work you have no interest in, and your opinion on this topic gets tossed out the window - Office feels very uptight and lifeless, in part due to a very high turnover rate (the only constants in the office are the 3 managers, president, and HR/ accountant) which removes a sense of family/ comradery - Below-average pay - No consistency in workload; working hours can vary between 70 hour weeks and 15 hour weeks (when there is no work you get stuck doing useless office tasks like organizing the lab that was organized a month prior), and you have no idea what your week is going to end up like - Absolutely no training. This is a big red flag, because while budget is tight for training new employees, I have been sent to do work at heights without ever being told I even need to be trained for this type of work (which is ironic because the company specializes in occupational health and safety). - An employee was hired, sat on one project site for just under three months (days before their probation period ended), and let go days after the project ended, under the pretense that they weren't showing enough initiative and enthusiasm. However, this person was never provided other job functions, so seemingly was hired for a single project and fired out of convenience, especially since the company began hiring for new positions shortly after - When using any lieu time you have built up, you are expected to be on-call, which feels like you are not being compensated for your time. If I work extra hours for you, I want those hours back as my own to do with as I please, not to sit at home staring at my work phone waiting for you to call me -High turnover rate seems to disproportionately affect females, which implies some sexism stemming from management, supported by what women who left the company have said