Some good people, terrible pay
Pros
Good work culture in my department, somewhat interesting parts made.
Cons
Pay is horrible, even for the higher up engineering positions. The company wants you to feel blessed for getting to work for the descendants of the founders while giving little pay even to longtime, loyal employees. I thought it would be a good career move since they took both my college degrees into consideration, but ended up being dead end and felt like a waste of time. Stuck it out trying to climb into more advanced positions but there were rarely openings. Everyone’s last raise was about 10 cents, our department that makes millions of dollars worth of quartz and silver parts each month all half joked about leaving for McDonald’s because they pay more. The parts we made help save lives, and we did not feel appreciated.
