Pros
Sometimes if you're lucky, you'll get an awesome boss. I had two.
Cons
- Will cut salary when the going gets tough, but will act coy when asked to reinstate original salary - QR90 (USD20+) monthly pay increments when the market recovered - it's a slap on the face and it's true - Will not recognize hardwork and talent - everybody gets a "meet expectation" rating on the yearly appraisal although employees spend extra effort to ensure quality work is done on time - Expects people to work 14-hour days and on weekends without compensation - Will start letting people go at the slightest whiff of trouble - Retains the worst employees because they "know someone in management" - Bends over backwards to please clients, agreeing to ridiculous schedules and costs (and passes them down to employees resulting in no-pay OT and weekends), despite protests from employees - If they can save a single cent by cutting benefits to the bare legal minimum, they will