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4.0
Jan 15, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great working environment. Regular meetings to keep everyone in the loop. No one is really out of reach (outside of the biggest heads of the company). You can easily call and/or send an e-mail to anyone in the company and expect a response Great Benefits, expect for vision (for a company where we stare at a computer the majority of the time, vision should have higher priority) No pettiness among employees

Cons

There was a turning point for this company in several different locations that took place from the beginning of 2015-2016. Some of the hardest working individuals started disappearing and/or had their positions changed. Several staff members were moved from salary to hourly. A lot of the new hires basically didnt seem like they knew what they were doing. It was like a well ran ship that went under some type of mutiny and the end result, it felt like that ship was sinking. There are some departments that were unaffected by all the change, but there were others that were hit hard. Ultimately, your future in the company is very unsure. 1 day you may be doing great, the next, you're being transferred to a new department, new building, or just being let go. Training is loosy goosy Sometimes your concerns, even voiced many times, fall on deaf ears

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5.0
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Pros

A place with great culture and value to work at. Hybrid environment, and lots of upgrades and improvements going on

Cons

Average benefit and health coverage

1.0
Aug 22, 2025
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Pros

You form a trauma bond with other employees

Cons

I worked at this organization for a significant portion of my career. Unfortunately, the department’s culture is heavily influenced by favoritism, with the Director showing clear bias toward her long-standing employees. This dynamic is noticeable almost immediately when you begin working there. There is also an undercurrent of racial and gender-based tension within the department, which creates an uneasy and unwelcoming environment. Assignments are not distributed equitably—regardless of your title or role, if you are not among the Director’s favored employees, you will likely be given the least desirable locations and the bulk of testing work. Managerial support is minimal; in some cases, it feels as though certain managers function more as chaperones during travel rather than as true leaders or contributors. Travel itself is excessive, with frequent assignments requiring you to be away from home for multiple weeks each month. Compensation is another significant drawback. The audit department is known—and even openly acknowledged by leadership—to be the lowest-paid department. The Director has even bragged about this fact. On top of that, employees are routinely criticized for expensing basic necessities while traveling, which only adds to the frustration of constant travel demands.

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