Pros
The other developers are really cool. Flip flops, jeans, gym shorts... All ok! The kitchen is stocked with snacks top.
Cons
Very hostile environment. Spouses of workers come in to the office and slam doors during business hours because of private relationship problems. Developers/Engineers are frequently given ultimatums through intimidation and manipulation. Several employees have been asked to quit second jobs (not against contract or non-compete) because upper management feels threatened by this. Upper management is also barely ever around, without saying where they are, so prepare to be judged on what they hear of your performance during the few hours they're around. They fire people on the spot if they don't like something you've done or you don't agree with them. Coincidentally, 4 people were fired after quarterly manager evaluations. A couple people have also been terminated in the past after turning in a 2 weeks notice. Then the office received emails saying they "suddenly" resigned. There is a "Performance Improvement Plan", but they fire based on performance all the time without warning. On top of all the lies, deceit and fraud, the pay and benefits are absolutely terrible. It's not even close to being competitive in the area, though they'll claim otherwise. Employees stay because they're tricked into thinking there's a lot of opportunity and room for growth, so eventually it'll be worth it to them. The "opportunity" to grow comes from all the open positions, a result of the 80-100% turnover rate. Health insurance premiums are high and they only cover half. There's no dental or vision insurance, only a reimbursement which was increased from $500 to $750 per year. This only covers so much when you need to go to the eye doctor after staring at a computer screen all day for the job. The 401K is active one year after the first fiscal quarter start date, after your hire date. So you could go 14-15 months without any retirement contributions. A lot of us are young, meaning we don't have the money to open and start our own IRA or 401K without the help of open enrollment through an employer. So you can only put money into savings, if you make enough. Which you won't. The average work week is 50 hours, not including weekend time. Most employees work 200-250 hours per month, but only "billable" hours get recognized. So that could be 160 hours with 50+ "non-billable" hours, but your "utilization" ( based on billable hours ) will be ~90-100%, yet you could be completely overworked. One last thing, the managers constantly gossip. Constantly. But if you are helping another coworker through a rough time, especially pertaining to work, you are perceived as being a part of the problem. It's just not a healthy environment.
