- Nepotism runs rampant here and it is very obvious. Witnessed the CEOs son walk in and have an internship created for him. While other interns were grinding their way through one single department, this kid somehow worked with over 10+ different departments in a 9 week period all while getting the opportunity to sit in most of the executive meetings... despite having no reason to be there. His end of program presentation was all over the place, as if he threw a few buzzwords out there and hoped something would stick. MetroNet's bread and butter is FIBER, plus the company has been run by one family for 2 generations... yet I watched this young man (soon to be 3rd generation CEO) admit that he has no clue what fiber actually is. I face-palmed my eyeballs through the back of my head.... I had to watch the rest of the interns look depressed because they weren't given any chances like that, but this kid was flown to Florida on company dollar to attend "executive meetings". I've seen the same thing happen for most of the executives children, as if they create a special exception for an 'Executive Internship' so they are immediately more appealing than those who don't have family working there.
- It is very clear that they do not like to hire or promote in-house unless absolutely necessary. So for current associates trying to work their way through the hierarchy, it all feels pointless when you find out that the senior spot you desire has been reserved for a while by one of their buddies/family members. So no matter how hard you work, you are most likely going to use this company to gain experience and then move on somewhere else where they will pay you fairly.
- This company is growing very fast. Instead of increasing wages for current associates, they are paid below average salaries so there is room to hire more people to grow. This company seems like it cannot stop growing and maintain what they currently have.
- The Rotational Development Program looks great on paper, but it's a scam. They allow you to go to workshops and other things deemed as "Career Development", but it is really a façade. This program allows them to pay you minimal wages while squeezing every bit of work they can out of you. You are told that you have a say in what departments you visit, but this is a blatant lie and you will end up where they want to put you. I feel as though I have wasted my degree by taking this route. It may build some soft skills but you will likely end up in a department that has nothing to do with your actual skillset.
