Pros
co-workers - everyone can relate to the same struggle. get their number before they either quit or get let go in 2 months. office manager - she's the glue that holds the sinking ship together.
Cons
work/life balance - None at all. A Class Action Lawsuit was given to SolarWinds back in the early part of the year. for 2 months, everyone was allowed to go home at 5 with no questions asked. On the third month, the base was bumped up to 50k. They told everyone that it was to "stay competitive" in the market. we were told to stay there late. it was implemented to keep everyone there at all hours of the night. be expected to work all hours of the night and be responsive to texts. trust/lies - There is no trust between employees and management. food - some might say this is a "pro". others will say it's a reason to keep you at your desk. you can be the judge of that. sales tactics - some the industry's worst sales tactics are put on display here. you think your accounts hate SolarWinds? wait until you have to send mail merges 5 times a week. If that's not enough, your manager will finish off killing the project with a couple of blasts. management sends the same "canned" emails every week. Example: Monday - customer says PO will be in on Friday Tuesday - manager asks for the PO today. manager sends "pull forward" email without you knowing. customer is annoyed Wednesday - send a "swag" email. customer doesn't respond Thursday - manager sends email to customer and questions your ability as a person. forced to send a revised quote with discount. customer is mad at you Friday - everyone is having a panic attack and PO never comes in. customer has the PO but decides to make you wait since no one honors a timeline I can't make this stuff up. commission - unless you are an account executive who monitors the "sales inbox" or have an enterprise account, get used to never hitting your inflated quota. someone said 10% hit, that is a huge stretch. more like 5% hit. advancement - try your luck as a rehire. internal promotions are a rare as finding an employee who likes the job.