Poor management scar an otherwise gem of a potential
Pros
Work/Life Balance (dependent on group) - The good sign is you 're pretty much free to come and go as you please, the bad news is you're still going to be working 60+ hours a week Global Some very smart people Decent vacation package, mediocre health benefits
Cons
*Training is abysmal - You are given work to do with NO supervision. Your boss/other employee then corrects it and you learn nothing. It's a sink or swim environment and you're unlikely to get much help even when you ask for it. (I ALWAYS ask for help and the typical response is either "In a little bit," or "Just do it and I'll look it over later.").The training they do provide is far too basic and does nothing to prepare an employee for the complexity they will inevitably face in this job. Most people in this company have been here for YEARS. The reason they're losing so many young people is because they're not taking the time to train them. This isn't an easy job. It takes a lot of skill. If you're not going to take the time to train your employees, then you should start hiring only those with an abundance of experience. *Senior Management is a joke - They promise dates (e.g., pay raises) that day comes and goes and you don't hear anything for a week. The company is on the verge of being sold and in the past two months the CEO of North American has emailed ONCE to talk about it. *Career Development is non existent - More than likely your boss isn't going to be a good boss. They're overworked and have no time to train you or help you in your career. I have been here 5 months and not ONCE has anyone taken the time to talk to me about career development. You have "goals" but they are arbitrary and shared across-the-board. There is no focus on personal development. *Focus on hiring revenue generators - No joke - Emails have been sent from senior management saying their #1 goal is to hire people to make the company money. I know, a company's goal is to make money. Why is this a con? Because they're not hiring the people who actually do the work (the rank-and-file employees). Hiring VPs and SVPs to drum up business is awesome, but all that is happening is that the current employees are having their work pile up on them. Long hours are inevitable (especially in my group) and there is little light at the end of the tunnel.