Pros
- The work itself was fun and engaging. - Plenty of swag, lots of company events - Most colleagues are great to work with and always helpful
Cons
- Everything is at your manager's discretion. Hours you work, the work you do, days off with or without using your PTO, everything. Too much power is given to middle management and there are not enough actual guidelines for them to follow. Some managers take this in stride and treat you like a person. Others see it as a constant power struggle. - Raises/bonuses are granted to those with extremely high performance reviews so if your manager doesn't like you and knocks you down a point at every turn, it doesn't matter what the quality of your work is at the end of the day. You will not be compensated fairly unless you're best friends. - Any sort of new idea needs to be run by the right person or else you have to make it sound like it was their idea. Also anything that would cost them money to implement will not be considered 99% of the time. - Training. Even if your manager approves it, if you aren't actively working while you're supposed to be paying attention to training you'll be punished for it.