Pros
* Good projects and technology if you're a "chosen" employee * Maybe good for entry-level, early career, candidates
Cons
I've never been so relieved to move on from a job as I was when I left Echo. Here are a few observations: * Favorite employees are given the best projects * Lots of extra hours/after hours work without comp time or any sort of appreciation. * Middle management is petty and focused on the negative. Employees are punished for very small issues (being a few minutes late occasionally despite working nights and weekends without comp time, for example), and they aren't rewarded for successes. * Salaries/bonuses not in line with the commitment and responsibility that is asked of employees. The moment I left Echo I got a 25% raise and and 25+% fewer hours. * Location is terrible * Middle management does not listen to employee concerns about project pace, setbacks, and subsequent burnout. They pressure for results at any cost and any small issues are painted as personal failures. * Many issues are not discussed as they occur but instead are saved to be thrown in your face months later during your review when there is no way to fix the issue or explain why things happened the way they did. * Most employees are overworked, underpaid, bitter, and miserable. Those who are not are "chosen" and are constant reminders of management's favoritism. People who succeed at Echo are constantly working and online. They have no life outside of work . They crave the validation of a boss/mentor figure. They drink the TEAM Kool-aid and don't see how much the team takes and how little it gives.