Pros
Day-to-day coworker relationships can often be great and the one bright spot. Lower level management will sometimes go to bat for you. The organization is beloved by people who don't work here and they are inspiring.
Cons
EAA has some serious work to do. The turnover rate is terrible. They can’t keep good people. They fire good people because of personal grudges and others keep leaving because they can do better. They can’t keep employees happy. The whole organization is understaffed which means that people are over-worked and under-paid and under-appreciated. Leadership doesn’t care because “everyone is replaceable”. Attitudes like that take their toll on employees. The culture of the organization is toxic (at best). Leadership has their “favorites” and those people are given every opportunity in the book. It’s unfair, and other employees notice. There is definitely a mentality of a “Good Ole Boys Club” It’s real and everyone could tell you who the people are that are in it. Women are definitely treated differently and not in a good way. People are all held to different standards based on the attitudes of those in power. Some of the leaders in the organization are flat out bullies and they know who they are and so does HR, but they don’t care. They can get away with anything because they have the title. You can’t trust HR at all. You approach them with a problem and they either tell you exactly why you are wrong to feel that way (victim blaming) or they run to that specific power person who then holds a grudge against the employee for trying to stand up for themselves. You constantly feel alone because you don’t know who you can trust. It’s not a healthy environment and people don’t need to put up with it, so they don’t – that’s why so many people are leaving. For those still there, I know a lot who are actively looking for news jobs. Don’t trust good reviews. This place will take your love of aviation and destroy it. I’d never recommend anyone I care about working at this organization.