Pros
The team that was once assembled there could have been called one of the most magnificent, top notch groups of staff in the entire world. This team disintegrated coast to coast within less than a year. What a waste.
Cons
Where to begin.... Late pay, ALWAYS. I was never less than three weeks behind in the entire two years I worked there. Didn't handle the state taxes to CA properly for the LA school employees, which the franchise tax board came down on me and some other W4 staff personally for. DS ended up paying it, nine months later, at the behest of their accountant, who said "the only ethical thing for you to do is pay it" (instead of the corrected W2 I waited months for which never came). Constantly late on the rent payments, so sheriffs visited the school, during class hours, in front of the students, to serve monthly eviction papers. Utilities (such as internet) were routinely left unpaid, and basic operations were often impossible. These things were always blamed on "low admissions sales/numbers," rather than "terrible finance management," which would've been much more accurate. CEO, in control of ALL finances and major decisions, would go radio silent for weeks sometimes. The NYC campus fared no better, and staff were dropping like flies from both campuses by the day. There was no HR department for the entire second year of my employment...two HR directors quit during the time I was there. The director of the NYC school was saddled with the responsibility of doing HR work. I hardly feel the need to go on at this point.