Pros
No real dress code - jeans okay for office staff Offers a 401(k) plan, health and dental insurance to permanent employees. Does offer insight and an education into working with a global supply chain
Cons
The biggest "con" here is the CEO. He throws temper tantrums and is NOT a problem solver. In fact, he tends to create more problems for everyone as his own personal recordkeeping methods are sloppy and unprofessional. In addition, when he gets involved with an end customer the results are inevitably disastrous. I saw a copy of an e-mail he sent to one of our biggest clients; it was vulgar, unprofessional, incoherent and had it been written by an administrative assistant, he or she would have been pink-slipped on the spot for good reason. More importantly, the CEO can't handle the truth, to paraphrase Jack Nicholson. Instead of being able to listen to the realities of certain situations that have occurred and re-occurred and then allow those in positions of authority to make needed changes, he instead demands to be fed a steady stream of well-spun pablum. Otherwise, he kills the messengers, either through a tirade of verbal abuse or actual termination. He's currently being sued for unfair termination by a relative - that is pretty telling in itself. So, the problems that have been costing the company profitability and sales are expanding, both labor and management are turning over like autumn leaves, and the few who choose to stay on are disengaged and waiting for the day they can either collect social security or have another opportunity presented. It is a truism that fish rots from the head down, and this fish has passed its expiration date. We're in the process of breaking in a new C-level executive; it will be interesting to see whether he stays or throws up his hands in frustration. Ironically, prior to his hiring, the corporation made a charitable donation to St. Jude's - the patron saint of lost causes.