Pros
Job to pay the bills
Cons
Because of the lack of leadership, mis-management, and cheap/financial-based decisions of the CFO and others, Hopedale has become WELL known in the Central Illinois IT community as one of the worst places to work, especially if you're in the IT field. You'll NEVER....EVER...be successful there. The Rossi's NEVER want to spend any money and, unfortunately, in IT, if you want to be successful, or even survive, you have to be able to spend at least some money. If you're considering working there, just ask around.....research how many IT people--managers, consultants, etc)--have worked there. One after the other after the other after the other....for decades. Hopedale churns through IT people like underwear. Hopedale doesn't care about IT. It's a "necessary evil" and they don't want to take the time to understand the consequences of their decisions. Their current IT infrastructure and staff is a complete embarrassment and a total mess. Solvable......if someone with the courage and leadership skills to actually make meaningful decisions would be involved. However, with the current management staff, Hopedale is doomed to forever be a place nobody in IT in Central Illinois wants to work at. Just look at the history. Just ask around in the Central Illinois IT community. Just ask an IT recruiter.....they can't hire anyone in there even in this depressed economy because Hopedale management continually makes decisions to cause IT staff to fail....and the IT community knows that. It's a shame too, because there are a lot of really good people there. It's just that none of the good ones are allowed to make decisions.