Pros
For the time being, there are some very talented employees across the company, many of whom are passionate about the products and the people behind them. If you are fortunate enough to form a professional relationship with these individuals, you would be lucky to learn from their expertise and example. Unfortunately, this does not describe any of the leaders in the Operations department. Good bones overall, but Aerco is plagued by incompetent leadership.
Cons
The effects of the pandemic coupled with poor leadership decisions have led to an incredible loss in employee retention with no light at the end of the tunnel. The environment is toxic and most Operations employees are scared of being targeted and fired (scapegoated by management) and/or are left completely demoralized. I can say in good confidence that 90% of staff in this department are looking for other jobs as of this review. I would be remiss if I didn't specifically note the difficulty that female professionals have working under current operations leadership. I've seen "rising stars" demoted for no reason, targeted, and completely ignored in terms of professional development. Meanwhile, several mediocre and underqualified men part of "the club" have been given prominent roles. They are running the business into the ground, but management continues supporting them out of "loyalty", which means they are all willing to cover for each other's unethical practices. HR is weak and there is no true confidentiality for whistleblowers. Employees that speak up are fired or retaliated against in other ways. All of this to say, I would not touch this company with a ten-foot pole until major structural changes have been made within the organization.
