Pros
-Pay is very good, especially for the area. -Benefits are also solid, and include purchasing limited/allocated bourbon at MSRP. - Diverse workforce, both in the plants and on the corporate side. Lots of women in leadership. - A cool industry to work in with the potential to work on interesting projects.
Cons
-Work-life balance is a big problem, especially at higher levels. Emails come in at all hours because management is regularly working at 9-10 pm and you are potentially on the hook to work then as well. More than once I worked until 2-3 am to meet a last-minute deadline (see below) and had to come to the office the next day. -When asked to work late, it was common to only find out at 4:30 the day of; if you have kids and need a predictable schedule, this is not the place for you. It was not uncommon to work 50-60 hours a week with no overtime for less than six figures. -Another review mentioned that “the only reward for good work is more work” and this is absolutely the case. -Chaotic and no feeling of a consistent vision apart from sales targets. The job description I was sold when interviewing did not at all match what I was eventually doing. -Management does not value their people. During my time there, I was recognized multiple times for my performance, only to later be laid off with little notice. -Departments are effectively pitted against each other; when problems arise, the goal is to avoid and assign blame rather than solve the problem. Despite this, management expects constant innovation without mistakes.