Pros
Some excellent colleagues at the non-executive level who value teamwork and the well being of the community; excellent health benefits and pension if you can survive until vesting.
Cons
The environment has been extremely toxic and dysfunctional since 2021. Bullying, favoritism, and verbal and emotional abuse are common and seemingly condoned. Priorities appear to be efficiency and meeting unreasonable demands rather than quality, teamwork, and the well being of staff and the community, although the toxic environment certainly impedes efficiency. Staff members are exhausted, burned out, fearful, and exhibiting signs of mental illness, including depression and PTSD, as a result of the environment. Staff are expected to work extensive overtime at all hours of the day and night to meet poorly defined, unreasonable demands under impossible timelines, but simultaneously threatened about job security if overtime is logged or simply not allowed to log overtime (despite overtime being an option). Turnover is extensive. Skilled, experienced employees are being forced out in favor of those who are less skilled and less qualified. Advancement opportunities are limited and pay is poor for seasoned professionals whose salary can be very similar to new hires without experience. 'Cost of living' increases actually entail increases of around 1-2% every few years. Deceit and manipulation are favored over teamwork, and even rewarded in some situations. New staff frequently ask if things are 'this bad everywhere else' and the answer is no; this environment is not typical compared to other workplaces.
