Simply the worst company I have ever worked for.
Pros
The fabulous company of QuEST (which you are required to spell it that way) has some great things going for it. Let me list them for you... 1. ..... 2. I guess its a Pro for QuEST that I can't give this less than 1 star?
Cons
This is basically reversed outsourcing. The company is based in India and employs everyone with an "entry-level" feel, regardless of your experience. You are the experienced engineers hired to work for "multiple government contracts" which translates to you are underpaid engineers hired to work for one company (Pratt & Whitney) who doesn't actually want you to do the work for them in the first place, has no interest in upgrading anything to a somewhat modern era and will roadblock you whenever possible just so they do not have to deal with you. During your interview (which you will realize eventually that you likely did not actually apply here), you will be promised all the things you want out of a company with none of it coming to fruition. Close knit peers that are more like family, frequent company outings and gatherings, community projects, challenging work that changes day to day, benefits that are worth staying alive for... It boils down to this. The general attitude of the majority of the people there, specifically the management and the "team leads" feels like high school complete with favoritism, cliques, grudges based on accusations, the silent treatment because you disagreed with something said... just real good times. NONE of the Team Leads have any management experience and most do not carry any degree in engineering. I am all for having someone lead because of the experience they have but these people do not have it. The leads are all best friends. You can expect to see most of them standing around chatting with their favorites for quite a large amount of their day. I used to enjoy timing my team lead to see how long she would spend talking to her friend each morning. It added up to about 10 hours a week. From what I learned, the real purpose of becoming a Team Lead is so that you no longer have to actually do any work other than approve time cards... which my lead eventually stopped doing that too. You will not be appreciated for your skills and knowledge. You will not be compensated well for what you do. You will be a glorified data entry person You will be offered the worst benefits in the country. You will be lied to about how the benefits work. You will be held responsible for making the annual quota of work orders (which I was told at the beginning was the job of the Team Lead... but when 60% did not renew their Statement's of Work, it was the employee's fault.) Pray you do not need special software to do your job. You will have the opportunity to do nothing for months while the order is approved, re-approved, denied, re-submitted, not-delivered, forgotten and someday, maybe... installed. Seriously though... it's just like high school. The instant one of the leads does not like you for any reason, you might as well quit because they will work together to make your life there a living hell until they fire you or you quit. Do yourself a favor, whether you are looking to work here or you are already employed, just walk out and find a company that will actually appreciate you.