Pros
Friendly company culture. 4 weeks of vacation (but you work extra for it). Employees are encouraged to use their education benefits to get certifications. They encourage social events monthly. They encourage employee referrals to build good staff. They try to retain most employees if a contract is lost.
Cons
Compensation is under market value in most cases. Benefits are mediocre and pay increases are rare. Annual reviews were not conducted due to their connotation with pay increases/raises. They recently implemented annual reviews after employees complained for years. They do not try to retain valuable employees with counter offers. Only people on the "inner circle" are recognized and promoted. People who go above and beyond on contracts are not recognized or promoted. The only way you will move up in the company is if you have a personal relationship with senior staff, or you make the company money. Bottom line, you will probably stay in the position you are hired for and compensation will not change much (if any). They have an annual "year-end weekend" in December that consists of a mandatory meeting on a Friday 5-10 pm, and a Holiday party the following day. Yes the meeting is mandatory after working all week/day, during the holiday season, during rush hour, and only light appetizers are served. Every on-site employee dreads it. Nothing like being forced to sit in a room for 5 hours, tired, hungry, thinking about holiday shopping you need to do, missing time with family/friends, and/or postponing travel plans. Only to watch the same people get awards year after year when they don't deserve it, and you know others (like your boss) who deserve it but are never recognized.
