Pros
It's a job. Some of the people are nice.
Cons
Greedy Company A was acquired by Bigger, Greedier Company B. The press release called it a “strategic partnership.” Employees call it a pay cut with extra steps. We’re required to attend company wide meetings where leadership congratulates itself for exceeding goals and reassuring the new parent company that everything is “on track.” These celebrations conclude with a fiifty cent hourly raise...for the entire year. Not a bonus. Not a joke. Fifty cents. A reminder of exactly what our labor is worth here. Shortly after, the company replaced our benefits with the cheapest self-insured plan they could legally offer. Premiums run close to four figures. Coverage is largely theoretical. Claims are denied, bills are passed on, and suddenly full time employment comes with the risk of going into debt for the privilege of showing up. If you make under $120k and want a family, understand this clearly: this company will not support you. You will subsidize its profits with your health, your savings, or government assistance, sometimes all three. Senior leadership will remain unaffected. This didn’t happen overnight. Summit didn’t always operate like this. It chose to. It chose optics over people, margins over sustainability, and silence over accountability.