Pros
Pay is in valid American currency.
Cons
You could write a novel about the issues with this place. Maybe someday, someone will. For now, to those of you considering applying or interviewing for a job at Fesco, consider this: -For starters, the company-provided health insurance plan is over $400 a month. Yes, per month. With a $2,400 deductible. Want a lower one? It’s yours for $575 monthly. Good luck complaining to the HR department...there isn’t one. -There is zero opportunity for advancement here. There are zero women in leadership positions. There is zero training: you will be thrown into the mess as soon as you set foot in the office and it will only get worse. -Speaking of training, mandatory sexual harassment training doesn’t happen here. No wage statements are given to new hires, either. With no HR, that’s to be expected. On top of all that, forced, unpaid overtime happens every year in preparation for the big Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Department of Labor will eventually have a field day with this place. -There is next to zero communication within the office, often within departments. As a lower-level employee you’ll be given no information on why you’re being told to do what you’re doing. Entire product lines have been canceled on a whim. -The walk to get to and away from Fesco through industrial nowhere, Brooklyn adds thirty minutes of filth and truck-dodging danger to bookend each miserable day. Trust me, when it’s raining or snowing out, you’ll learn that “close to the subway” is in the eye of the beholder. The higher-ups drive for a reason. -All this work and stress is endured in the service of extremely low-quality products sold at ridiculous markups. Don’t take my word for it, go ahead and look up Amazon reviews for products by Coby or Chargeworx. You’ll find a one-star showcase of broken electronics and broken promises, with a complete failure to meet even the lowest expectations. -I almost didn’t want to mention this because it’s so disgusting, but you should know that the excretory nature of Fesco isn’t limited to their products. There are signs in every bathroom mandating that dirty toilet paper not be flushed down the toilet, but instead put in an uncovered trash can. That’s right: every bathroom has a pile of used toilet paper in it. You can imagine the smell. Try not to. To be fair, I have learned some things working at Fesco. I’ve learned not to ignore red flags like a filthy, garbage-strewn and carpet-stained office, an interview where I can barely get a word in, and nearly ceiling-high cubicle walls that lend the place a prison-like atmosphere. I’ve certainly learned to be more skeptical of 5-star Glassdoor reviews. At the heart of it, Fesco is a very old-fashioned company that’s willfully ignorant of the last 50+ years of evolution in business management practices. It started as a family store and is still run with the attitude that you’re here because daddy said so, not because you’re getting any sort of career benefit or professional growth. You’ll get paid every week, that is true, but the real cost is far greater. Don’t say you weren’t warned.