Pros
-Free coffee -Unlimited amount of smoke breaks -Some departments are great to work with
Cons
Working for Woods I felt that I took a huge step back in my career. I thought I was brought in to make an impact on the business, have a hand in some of the decision making with in my role, and to work towards constant improvement and future business needs. At least that was what I had been told in my interviews prior to accepting an offer. In reality, they were looking for someone to stay quiet and just do as they were told. The company proved that they did not value others opinions or insights especially if you happen to be a female. I remember one specific meeting that I was brought into and first thing that was said was by a male manager "I need you to put your big girl pants on." I was constantly belittled and degraded. I was asked to do things and witnessed things that were both morally and ethically wrong. Majority of these things were done by leadership within the company. I was asked to work on personal assignments for management that had nothing to do with my position or anything within the company. Any problem that would come up the management team would constantly point fingers at others and never take any sort of ownership. About a year ago I felt that the company was on the right track with rolling out their purpose statement "Redefine Our Industry" but like so many other things this fell to the way side because it didn't come easy and the purpose statement and training weren't enforced to the managers. The turnover for the company is insane due to lack of training and poor management. I grew to the point where I was embarrassed to tell others where I worked because of the way the company treated their employees and their customers.