Pros
They have some good programs in place, there used to be lots of opportunity internally. Good training programs are available at a certain level. Work life balance can be good, but people being promoted tend to be those who email or take calls into the early morning hours. I have seen lots of people sleep deprived or coming into the office when it’s closed due to pressure of meeting expectations.
Kontras
-Constant reorgs, layoffs, and a recent sell-off of a couple hundred employees to another company -Some ridiculous managers who are borderline abusive have held senior positions for years despite hemorrhaging talent. No recourse. -Cost cutting measures will continue for some time leaving many questioning job security. -Key leadership positions are filled internally even where it makes no sense. They love promoting familiar faces over subject matter experts with proven experience. This has cost them and will continue to. -Some people promoted to levels that others are held down below due to politics and inconsistencies in how managers view promotions. Some people call it a meritocracy, but what happens is X senior leader brings or meets person who they just really like for whatever reason. This breeds a culture of yes men who don’t actually have much skill, which cascades down into ineffectiveness across entire orgs. You’ll see senior leaders (grade 20 to 22) with equivalent experience to 17/18s who didn’t know the “right” people to pull them along like the 20-22 did. -Actual effective ideas are not rewarded and frequently ignored. Despite Presidential awards being available, I have seen people make the company millions of dollars and get a pat on the back, while the Presidential award recipients were simply doing their job well. No consistency to reward the most impactful employees creates less of a want for those employees to stick around.