Pros
- Ok for a temporary job. - When you need a filler job between careers, this is the place in town to keep from falling behind on your bills. - The learning curve isn't very steep. - If you're willing to wear a lot of different hats (or Tyveks in this case), you'll gets lots of pat-on-the-backs.
Cons
- Not much room for advancement within the company. - Even if you have a degree, you can still get stuck in a dead-end position. - Lots of meetings about "opportunity" when charts on the wall show dipping demand and rising costs. - Cost cutting can literally take the tools out of your hands, causing unnecessary time crunches and backups in production, which inevitably gets blamed on whoever the latest scapegoat is. - Lots of high fives in your face, and loads more talking behind your back, whether good or bad. Backstabbing is a common practice here. - Even when you're "doing well" here, it's only because you'll accept the most awful tasks that other employees walk away from because you can't afford to lose your job. - Lots of chemicals, and I've seen people get mocked for coming in with a doctor's note for rashes caused by skin irritants. PPE only does so much, even when used properly. - Your only hope of advancement is maybe becoming a CDI or a lead, which just means a couple more dollars, more hours, and lots of babysitting and paperwork.