Pros
there are no pros unless you sit on the board or have what the company calls 'dual roles'. Essentially they have top heavy Directors with more than one title despite only doing one job. So one job+two titles=inflated
Cons
The company president in no way cares about anything to do with the people who work under him and can often be found playing solitaire on his computer. There is a board of directors that he consistently tells how wonderful everything is going while things are falling apart. The company used to be under different leadership where everyone was treated well and appreciated. They now rely on their hourly staff to pull the weight while making it clear that there is no room for advancement and they AREN'T included in the bonuses (only salary and when we ask to become salary we are shot down IMMEDIATELY). Everyone is over worked and under paid while the company pays for the higher ups to go to golf outings and conferences (over 10 went to one when less would have sufficed). They claim to be flexible and for being an Employee Owned company the employees have no say (we don't vote on anyone to represent us in those board meetings). They use the ESOP retirement plan to try and justify the lack of raises (retirement age is far from close for many of us who could use a cost of living increase now not a retirement plan in 10-30 years). Meanwhile we have to listen to what golf outings and conferences they are always going to. Also we are told we aren't spending any money and then we watch money burned in unnecessary places.