Pros
Sometimes we tried to make the days more fun by goofing around, sending dumb emails back and forth to each other. We laughed all day every day, but mostly joking about fun ways to kill ourselves in between constant stresses. But... if I had to think of any "pros," that would be it. The other recruiters made the days tolerable... some days. One last "pro" is that Maxim will give you the amount of experience in 2 years that most companies would give you in 10. However, it's not easy to explain this to future employers. One, they feel as if you are insulting them. Two, you sound like you are giving Maxim a backhanded compliment... which it is.
Cons
Salary plus about 120 hour work week ends up being far below minimum wage. How is it possible to work that many hours a week? Think 12 hours in the office M-F plus on call all night and all weekend. Oh, you trade that... sometimes. Your Account Manager will never go on call. He feels above it. On Call means you take home a cell phone with the phone lines all routed to it. You take calls all night and weekend regarding scheduling conflicts, problems, client issues, payroll problems, etc... You name it... you will deal with it on-call. Oh... and after a LONG night of taking phone calls, be in the office on time. 7:30am.
