A good, respectable company, but not without its challenges.
Pros
- Excellent vacation, medical and retirement benefits, including domestic partner benefits - Opportunity to work with highly intelligent colleagues who produce quality results - Company makes genuine effort to be environmentally and socially responsible - Company and their products are well-respected - Opportunity for performance sharing bonuses (depending upon department and role) - Company provides nice perks for employees at work-sponsored events and outings - Business casual attire in many departments, with casual Fridays
Cons
- Departments and teams seem to be restructured at least annually. Upper management's continual shifts in focus and strategy are stressful for employees. - Company says they value innovation, but in terms of business processes, management and many individual employees appear to have difficulty accepting new ideas or changes to existing processes. There is a tangible fear of doing things differently, and it can take months or years to get a project completed. - While company is beginning to take steps to promote employee career development, it is difficult to get a promotion in some departments. Going above and beyond your job description, and doing outstanding work, aren't enough. If you aren't perceived as management material and playing into the politics, it can be tough to move out of your current position. - Company is making attempts to increase diversity at highest levels of leadership, but still has a long way to go. Company's top executives are all middle-aged white men. - Managers and higher levels spend far too much time in meetings and seem disconnected from day-to-day business and their teams, as a result.
