Pros
The Richmond facility is WORLD CLASS. It's the most beautiful place I've ever worked. Right on the James River, I discovered my love of outdoor activity and nature just by proximity to such a picturesque location. I feel a sense of pride every day I arrive. It's a fairly new all-glass building that let's in so much light. If you can break away from your desk for a while (hard to do) you can take a walk on Brown's Island or Belle Island. And the gym onsite is almost as good as a health club. I actually would have quit years ago but it's hard to give up such a beautiful and convenient perk.
Cons
The company doesn't have a real growth strategy other than "buy more companies." There's no organic growth. So every time they bolt on another company, the culture gets more and more convoluted and schizophrenic. The most recent schizophrenic addition was the merger between Rock Ten and MWV in 2015. The morale was tense before the merger and it became bleak after. I think the problem is in an out of touch leadership team. It's as if your dad's bowling buddies got together and decided, on a whim, to start a company. The fact that we're a $16B company is bewildering to me considering how little confidence the leadership inspire. I sometimes sit in our big town hall meetings shaking my head at how clueless and out of touch senior management is. There's definitely a "good ol' boy" culture. If you're not someone who is "favored" it's probably not gonna be a good place to work. And women? Forget about it. The level of misogyny is truly disgusting. Go to our website and click on "Leadership Team" and you'll understand just what I mean. I'm not advising people not to apply. It CAN be a good place to work depending on your department. But, beware that you should negotiate HARD for the best possible compensation you can up front because you'll likely not get much in the way of pay raises and other comp afterwards.
