Pros
Location and I made a few good friends when I was there.
Cons
Please, please read the "negative" reviews - they are all accurate! Sure, there's emotion behind them but everything is accurate, and I regret not reading these before I took the job. From the second I walked in this building. I immediately knew something was off. It almost seemed too good to be true, in the sense that they knew something was very wrong internally but they were doing their best to hide it with their fake smiles and being positive advocates for this company that is so, so clearly mismanaged. I think what bothers me the most is that the "positive" reviews are so obviously scripted it hurts. I know this simply from working there from the short time that I did. They preach "be a superhero!" but everyone, especially upper management does whatever they can to undermine their colleagues in order for them to succeed. The culture of this company is so backwards, I unfortunately can't convey it in a short paragraph. I know there will be people that assume that I'm just a disgruntled employee, or I was a "temp" so I didn't get the full experience. Neither of those things are true, I just want people to understand that there are better companies within the Rochester area, and I don't want anyone to have to go through what I went through. A few things that were the most shocking for me was when I immediately noticed that everyone, and I mean everyone, is terrified of the CEO. There was a moment in particular that really stood out to me. Shortly after a meeting, a colleague and I were walking back to our desks when another colleague of ours quickly caught up to us and informed us to "not walk past the CEO's office." I immediately thought she was joking, but the concerned look on her face said otherwise. Apparently, we weren't allowed to walk by the CEO's office (even though we sat right there) because it would "distract" or "disrupt" her. Coming from a company where the CEO had a glass office and would often wave to me (or anyone for that matter) when I'd walk by, this was truly appalling . Secondly, there would be times where I would literally be sitting at my desk for hours on end. I would constantly ask for work, but there was simply nothing to do, or, my boss wanted to handle it herself. That said, another moment that stood out to me was when i was at my desk working on an email. My boss immediately stormed up to me and asked "what are you working on?" i told her I'm responding to the client because she wanted to know if.... before I could even finish my sentence, she looked at me and said "that's all you're doing today?" before I could finish and explain that I was about to set up a meeting with another staff member to go over what tasks needed to be completed she snapped: "you need to go around to every person in this department and ask what you can do for them." I was so upset.It was a truly belittling experience to say the least. Another one that comes to mind is the key fob system. The second you scan in, you're immediately tracked on how long you've worked that day - even if you're salaried! One of my colleagues was scared to leave right at 5:00 pm (when we were able to leave) because she got into work at 8:02. If that doesn't show you what type of company this is, then I honestly do not know what will! Similarly, my boss told me to not leave "right at 5:00" every day because it looks bad. I interpreted that as "I would rather you sit at your desk doing nothing for 5 extra minutes so you make me look better and make it seem like you're working hard." I was... shocked. Those are my top three moments. There's many, many more, but I don't want to take up too much of your time here. I honestly felt like I couldn't be myself around these people. I also felt like I was not supported in any way, shape, or form by management - especially my own boss. Part of me regrets taking this job, but the other part of me is glad that I got to experience this, because it showed me what I absolutely do not want in a company. It was an eye opening experience to say the very, very least.