Bait and Switch! - Anonymous employee McKinstry Employee Review

1.0
Jun 23, 2020
Anonymous employee
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Pros

I am having a hard time identifying any. The few Pros have been stripped by management. A paycheck?

Cons

Salaries are 30-40% lower than industry norms, Many of the “perks” are unusable due to the required hours. The highest raise you can hope to get is 3% (per HR documentation) per year, different departments do not communicate and are unwilling to compromise while developing streamlined workflows. A culture of exclusion. Management lacks the understanding of what initiatives truly require. They will bait at switch employees into a position and admit they had no intention of keeping their promises. Many of the lower “middle management” types especially involving innovation describe the organization as a house of cards.

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Cons

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Decent salary and PTO policy Onsite gym for a fair monthly price Cool rooftop golf setup Nice little taco truck nearby outside

Cons

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