Pros
- Lots of room for career growth - Stable company with pension plan vested after 5 years - Great health coverage for yourself and/or family - Introduced HDHP plan so you can qualify for HSA, beginning January 2022 - Most managers are willing to help you get to where you want to be - Company maintains professional dress code - People are willing to help you if you ask for help - Diversity council has great influence on "diversity and inclusion" if you care about that. They have involvement with some of the company directors so change is very possible. - Leadership treats everyone with respect
Cons
- Only covers 50% of tuition reimbursement (after 1 year of service). Many companies pay up to 100% under the condition that you stay at least 1-2 years after completing your degree. - Lowballs new graduates with little or no experience. They said there was no room for negotiation given that I had no experience. - No cost of living adjustments - No guarantee of annual raises - Change is difficult to introduce if you are not a manager in any capacity - Subpar 5% 401(k) matching vested immediately into company stock - Performance review scores are relative to other people in your department, even if they are different skillsets. This means that you are likely to receive a "meets" rating even if you went above and beyond. - Constantly understaffed, resulting in lots of unpaid overtime on some teams - Not flexible with remote work, but not terrible either. At the Kirkland Kenworth division, you are eligible for 1 day a week for remote work after 6 months of service. - High turnover rate - Your work hours must cover between 10am and 3pm (in the Embedded Engineering department). This means that even if you come in at 5:30am, you can't leave at 2pm