Pros
Opportunities for young, junior staff to get exposed to diverse work opportunities.
Cons
Lame, inexperienced, and arrogant leadership - likely low emotional intelligence. Favoritism, politics, and "good ole boy" company - white men. No diversity or accountability of the "favored" leaders of the company. Failure and sharp decline in morale and stock value are blamed on outstanding DSO, disgruntled junior staff, Obamacare, and the poor economy, never the leadership - but other competitors are doing great! It is cheap labor, long hours, and no compensation that are being used to increase profit - metric focused. Senior, qualified personnel are used in proposals to win work. But when the work arrives, inexperienced, junior staff are used - with little training, supervision, or oversight - to increase profit. Cutting corners, poorly executed or planned work, and low morale are rampant. If not part of the "favored" group, chances or opportunities for success will be minimal. Too much drama, high turnover, and immature politics at play - have to know who to saddle up to or be left to work significantly harder to get a chance with little recognition or compensation. The company used to be fun, great team work, fair compensation, and challenging work. Today, it is not "bright people, right solutions", except maybe in small pockets or acquired companies, and very little international experience in leadership. No "one company" - no team or loyalty at all. It is fear-driven, demeaning, and oppressive. And, will bet that leadership will blame these negative reviews on disgruntled employees. In reality, it is long-term, smart, or ambitious people that are leaving (or terminated) due to frustration, the lack of strong leadership, vision, and innovation. Keep trying the same approach for all disciplines/work/projects, same excuses, and expecting staff to believe....they soon find out all is smoke and mirrors at Kleinfelder. It is profit before people. Sad to see such a great company decline as it has.
