Pros
Good benefits, 401K match and profit sharing 2x/year, Company Store with discounted products (limits to what you can buy though). For those in Racine, there is availability to Armstrong Park (gym, tennis courts, child care at extra cost).
Cons
I’ve worked at SCJ for many years and sadly have seen a great decline in moral since COVID return to office earlier this year. Granted, everyone is going through a lot these days but the added pressures at work are not making it any easier. It seems like the company is doing the bare minimum to be able to have all employees back in the office. True, there was a lot of work and money put in to the facilities to make them covid ready. So ready, in fact, they tried a couple of times to get everyone back to the office. Of course it was rushed so thankfully got pushed back. Everyone did return to strict guidelines of masking, temperature checks, social distancing, etc. Quickly the guidelines were released; the only guideline left now is temp checks, which is a joke as you watch people walk right by without temp checking! Masking is only mandated for those unvaccinated so in theory, everyone is vaccinated because no one is masking (except at the campus’ that are required to do so based on city mandates). With the current covid levels in Racine, one would think there would be some sort of communication/direction from management but no. If you ask what the company is doing, the direction is ‘do what’s best for your family.’ But if you think working from home is best for you/your family, think again - return to office means everyone in the office. You can request an exception but they are rarely approved. It’s especially difficult on parents but there is no flexibility, everyone must be in the office. There used to be communications about covid positive employees, not who, of course but what floor they were located on, if an area needed to be cleared and what was being done to disinfect the area but that transparency has been covered up. Now, for any covid positive, the medical center* is supposed to inform close contacts but with everyone back in the office, it’s impossible to know who those people would be. Also, for those not vaccinated, don’t wear masks and do get covid, how are we supposed to trust they will take a test to prompt a positive result thus prompting the medical office to contact those in close contact? If you have been exposed to covid and need to quarantine, call the covid hotline and be told if you’re asymptomatic, come to the office. It’s infuriating and incredibly unsafe. Reach out to HR, senior management? The answer is the same, don’t bring it up, nothing is changing. *the medical office is no longer run by the company doctor because he left unexpectedly before employees began returning to the office. Perhaps he wasn’t in agreement with the return to office or protocols? There’s been a company doctor overseeing the medical office for decades but there’s been no communication that he left or any information on a replacement.
