Pros
Relaxed Dress Code Fun Atmosphere Travel (for those that like it) Flexible Schedule Upward Movement Working Open Door Policy An experience at SPARGO is what you make if it. I had a nearly flawless experience with this company. My managers were amazing. During the few occasions when life got in the way, my supervisors were more than understanding. Be transparent and talk to your supervisors. Flexible Schedule does depend not only your integrity and work ethic as an employee, but also on feasibility of the request. I had the honor of moving up to a different position within the department and was fortunate to see upward movement for some of my coworkers as well. SPARGO does try reward those that work hard and show potential. There are lot of company wide events that are put on for morale. The environment is fun! I encourage future employees to put yourself out there and participate. Its a great way to get yo know the SPARGO teams.
Cons
I cannot stress enough that an experience at SPARGO is what you make of it. Personally, I resigned from SPARGO to accept a position with higher pay. I did not feel my former salary was enough to support my family. There were times when communication within and between departments seemed to be lacking. Really, as long as you know who to ask, you can find and answer to any question. There are also periods of time when turnover in key departments is at a high--I feel this may be due to the low salaries. At times of understaffing, yes--more work is distributed to those that management feels can handle additional tasks. This can be a bit overwhelming. But ultimately, it is up the that employee to speak up and tell his or her manager when the workload has become too heavy. There are too many and too frequently new faces in the HR department. It is imperative that the people who facilitate and protect my employee interests (benefits, payroll, etc.) are not just friendly faces or people that are"easy to talk to". Human Resources professionals should be experts at their craft. They should be able to confidently provide any information about my employee interests. Unfortunately, there are times when you leave the afore mentioned department feeling like you have just had an audience with the Wizard of Oz. I specifically mean that you (Dorothy) may be given a shell of a response to your inquiry that is more smoke, mirrors, and formalities than actual assistance and dismissed and/or told go come back another time more convienent to HR. All the while, behind the curtain, HR is scrambling to find you more helpful information they should have been able to accurately provide you when you initially asked. An employee should have confidence in HR--not feel a second option from someone more experienced is needed. This is certainly an area improvement.
