Roller coaster ride of politics, ego's, poor leadership and a sea of technical debt drowning innovation and improvement
Pros
Plenty of opportunity to learn hands on with an assortment of technology, there are some very smart Sr engineers to learn from (if they have time) and job security is pretty stable for the moment as long as you deliver.
Cons
Sr management does a poor job of communicating a cohesive message and communicating amongst themselves. They continually show their inability to delegate or trust people, and there is way too much cronyism which leads to disfunction on a daily basis. There is no 401K match, the benefits package is setup for college grads who are hungry and willing sell their souls for a chance to earn some money, healthcare for family is not affordable, and the vacation benefit is extremely weak due to very small amounts combined with lack of ability to roll over more than 40 hours. On top of all of this, the Non-compete is one of the most restrictive I've seen in any industry. The new office space is one step above call center digs, and is pretty close to sardines in a can. The company refuses to offer basic things like paper coffee cups or cups in general (they sell it as them being green although it's just another example of the cheap attitude towards employees) Employee travel is about the cheapest I've seen in any industry, often forcing people traveling for the company to share hotel rooms with each other, even though they've never met leading to some extremely awkward situations. Company paid training opportunities or technical conferences are only provided to a few elite if at all. Investment in employees is by far and large extremely weak in this area, especially considering the constant demand for everyone to become experts on new technology.
