Pros
Liked the staff, interesting deals, finance staff very strong, good balance sheet, CEO was strong and well liked in industry, president was one of my favorites. Well educated employees. Very little mentoring, which is not a big problem when dealing with strong well trained and educated staff.
Cons
Pension benefits were much lower than other comparable similar employees. Tried to get an employee benefits statement in writing from a senior executive and could not. Pension benefits were 50% or less! ASK FOR BONUS RELATED TO OVERSEAS TRAVEL AND DEALS IN ADVANCE!! YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTHING OTHERWISE. WORKED UNTIL 2 AM ON DEAL AND NO-ONE CARED. FIRM WILL PUT YOU INTO DANGEROUS WORK SITUATIONS WITHOUT THOUGHT. PROTECT YOURSELF AHEAD OF TIME IN WRITING AND BCC A COPY TO HUMAN RESOURCES. Male chauvinist atmosphere for several of the older key employees, but not all. Extensive travel. Worked over 70 hours a week without overtime or significant bonus. Incentive pay completely unrelated to deals closed or hours worked. Ignore boss' lying about being present for deal closings...!!! Boss failed to sign human resources paperwork on a timely basis for three years for promotion and out of state move.
