Pros
PV is in a league of its own. This is a place where I actually feel that my contributions matter and I am not just another number lost in the shuffle. I am impressed with how my leaders (sup, captain, etc), request and value my participation in meetings and with process improvement. Any other company just hands you the manual and asks that you follow it....no questions asked. The best part is that I know how valuable I am to the team and the company every single day. At other companies you wonder how you're doing, only to find out at a yearly review that you're failing miserably. No company is perfect, and PV is no exception. What makes them different is their (our) openness about our failures. We have a culture that says it's okay to reveal what we don't do well. We then constantly identify those failures and work together to find a better process. I also love: flex time, vending machines, work environment, lunch room, town hall, outside of work activities, baby baskets, health benefits, 401k, coffee bar, music in bathroom, vending machines, concierge services, etc.
Cons
Do a better job of hiring, and/or do a better job of identifying people who really don't want to be at PV. These people kill the culture. Our last HR crew faked it until they quit. They also became close buddies with employees, which is an HR "no, no", and spread their negativity and gossip to anyone they could. I couldn't be happier that they left and we now have a very professional HR team onboard. I understand that the old HR force is still engaging in inappropriate behavior through a Facebook group they created for ex employees. Who has time for that? Grow up and move on. "It's a mean world out there people, be nice to one another"...... Time to take your own advice for once.
