Pros
There are a lot of great things that WWT has to offer and when you look around, there truly is opportunity to be successful. The organization has great people in certain areas and if you're fortunate enough to be connected to them, you will put yourself in a position to earn a trip on stage at GSM. Jim, Mike, Tony, Bob, Joe, and Matt embody what we should be as an organization and it is exciting to know we have the best of the best leading the team from St. Louis. We do have great people that have the passion and drive to make WWT what it is today. You will never see another organization that has everything that WWT has to offer and if you can figure out a way to learn the story, put that story together, and work smart, you can earn a great living while learning about technology. The benefits are fantastic and should not be overlooked or taken for granted. The healthcare benefits are a blessing when you compare them to what others in our industry pay and we are fortunate to have a company who has kept our premiums so low for this many years. Depending on your role within WWT, you have so many resources at your fingertips and the investments Jim has made will make you question how anyone can compete with WWT. We are the best in the industry and if you haven't bought into what we do, go talk with a HPT and figure out what they are doing.
Cons
There are no perfect places to work and rather than this be a list of cons, I feel as if this is more of a list of opportunities for WWT to get better. When you are not based at One World Wide Way, there doesn't seem to be any of the culture that everyone talks about and the feeling is that we use the word, culture, to compensate for things that we lack or to counterbalance others actions. The words and actions from individuals do not match which is a concern - do as I say, not as I do. I see the Executive Team living "The Path", but I am not sure that people outside of the Nepotism Ring would say that management, not leadership, live the same Core Values that Jim and team live. It is nice that everyone's brothers, sisters, college roommates, sons, daughters, cousins, nephews, nieces, wives, husbands, and in-laws work together, but is anyone evaluating whether these family members are the right people for the job roles they are in? It does become quite comical when you realize how widespread nepotism runs and when we were a 100-person, that type of hiring is fine, but not for a $11B company when we have sales goals that rely on these individuals to get their jobs done at a level that is above average. There truly is a lack of accountability that lives at WWT and mediocrity seems to be accepted in certain areas. Considering the competitive spirit that the leadership team has, it is surprising that mediocrity continues without any changes being made across all areas within WWT. The organization talks about cutting expenses which is admirable and fair, but has anyone looked around at the teams who have not made their sales quota, who have missed their sales targets year after year, or who cannot sell anything except Cisco product? Not many account team changes from what we see and the overhead appears to be excessive. Align and Execute was the 2019 message we received and that is exactly what we need to do, but you cannot do these things unless changes are made at some of the Sr. Leadership positions (within the nepotism ring). Is anyone from outside the current payroll considered for prominent roles who can help us Align and Execute? A portion of the leadership team is comprised of 20-yr employees that do not seem to have a lot of fresh ideas outside of WWT or industry experience at running organizations that are critical to our long-term success.
