A place where you stop growing and have to play a lot of politics to win
Pros
- High-salary, awesome benefits, time off (shutdown, sabbatical) etc. - Amazing vision and story to tell customers - A lot to learn since the product suite and industries they touch keeps growing - Cruise by and still not get fired makes for a pretty easy job - Amazing PR and on many lists of "best places to work" so you can share that on social media
Cons
- Very political organization like many other large corporations with "meh....so so" leaders who either moved up the ranks by just working there forever (but didn't grow true leadership skills) or newer and somewhat better leaders who are cut-throat and moved up by stomping on others - Does not care about people, it's all about closing business and leveraging the weaker/nice people to push their agendas - No people develop whatsoever, no concept of goal setting, quarterly check-in and promotions happen based on tenure not talent/deliverables. - Mid-level managers are just individual contributors with a manager title, you will learn nothing from them and they won't develop you either. They cruise and hope you cruise with them - No diversity even though they are on many lists, its all paid PR. Most of the top leaders are White or Indian men. They have some token female leaders but they all hold leadership roles for HR or CSM type organizations and they aren't the best of the best coz they keep the best to do actual work.
