They've cut salaries across the board by 15% and ceased all 401k matching. Yet they're still hiring new people. And those people don't start off with the 15% pay cut. On top of the new hires, one key department (Information Systems/Information Technology) has more than double the number of consultants in there than actual company employees. These consultants are being paid 2-3 times what an employee makes doing the same or similar job. The department management assigns the consultants projects. The consultants come to the few remaining full-time employees and have them do the majority of the work for these projects. Then the consultants finish it off, turn it back in to the management who present it to the executives. Because of this, management of this department is still CURRENTLY receiving tens of thousands of dollars in project completion bonuses while the rank-and-file employee gets a "thank you" for enduring the pay cuts and mandatory furloughs (unpaid days off). There is absolutely zero opportunity for advancement because management of this department simply fills any open position or even perceived need with 2 or more consultants. Needless to say, to find the level of morale in this department, you're not going to need shovels but rather a backhoe or two and a lot of time. Human Resources have meetings with employees to "get a pulse" of the department every few months or so which might seem to be a good thing but they simply ignore what's told to them and nothing positive ever comes from these meetings. In as few words as possible this department is a complete mess and is emblematic of the company as a whole.
