The cons far outweigh the pros unfortunately. I thought a lot about writing a review here. While I know it will not help my situation, I hope that it helps shed some light on what goes on here - for anyone who is considering joining this company. I wish I was warned.
I do not know how a company which talks about values (the CEO personally talks about the values at "Boot Camp") allows a lot of the behavior that happens here. Since I first began working here, I wonder if any of the higher-ups are aware of what is going on. Companies are out to make profits which is OK but - why bother talking about values that do not exist?
There seems to be three groups of employees: those who are qualified and work hard, those who are "connected" and work, and those who are "connected" and behave very badly because they know they are part of the "club."
There are so many examples of unbelievably bad behavior. While I could give so many examples, each of them would give clues as to the department I work in. It has been made very clear to not give feedback about my "manager" who is part of the "club" or this department.
Every company has some political factors but this is over the top. Many employees are afraid to speak up because their manager is connected to so-and-so. As many reviews here state, favoritism and personal connections (people who have little or no qualifications get and keep jobs despite serious negative results) are prevalent. There are major battle lines set up between departments and employees are the ones who suffer for it. The terms "throwing under the bus" and "making a case" are said a lot and seem to be acceptable. When something goes wrong or even is suspected of going wrong, many managers look at how they can blame another department.
A lot of the issues are blamed on "growing pains." That may be true but a lot of what is going on can not be attributed to this.
