You may read that working at Cook is like working for a cult, and that would be right. But not in the "kooky" or "weird" sense. It's more of a cult of theater... a self-licking ice cream cone if you will. The goal is not progress, but the projecting of the illusion of progress so as to keep the upper management groups ignorant of any issues for as long as possible. After all, the name of the game is for everyone to stay on the take from the Cook family bank vault as long as possible... while the Carl Cook actively looks to preserve as much of the estate as possible. This means downsizing the expensive US labor, and offloading it over to the European sites while keeping the lights on in the US for as long as necessary (think Ellettsville closure). If you question the ends or the means to the ends, you will be broken. And if you can't be broken, you will be pushed out. Wages are also outrageously low for the level of work required. This = exploitation. The annual review process is the most ridiculous review process you will ever see. It truly embodies the "cult" spirit of the workplace. And although there are a lot of great people, there are also some of the worst people you will ever work with as well. We're talking malignant narcissists who thrive in the dysfunctional, delusional environment that Cook has mutated into in the wake of its great leader's death 15 years ago. And because fixing the environment would be an admission of guilt, that will never get fixed. It simply gets worse.