Musty, Dusty, and Depressing.
Pros
- Nearly impossible to get fired (Also a "con", listed below.) - Reasonable benefits. Not excellent, but stable for the American economic market. - Mandatory, paid vacation over December holidays (if not in Manufacturing).
Cons
- Completely Conservative/Right-wing political stance. - Actively and "proudly" anti-Union. Displays complete contempt for unions and union bargaining. - Top-down "Command-and-Control" culture of fear and bitterness. Servant-leadership completely discouraged. - Few managers displaying any leadership qualities, but many managers use the term "leadership" in job role to hide inept management behaviors. - Deep-seated divide between self-absorbed misogynists and those who believe in diversity/inclusion. - Complete lack of understanding or awareness of the last 20 years of management, I.T., culture, and organizational development. - Social media barely tolerated. - Mandatory, scheduled meetings are rampant and ineffective in any way. Merely added to daily schedule to give impression of progress and attention. - Office locations in ugly, industrial areas or impoverished cities. - Office locations are 30-years-old, neglected, and dirty. Office equipment (desks, cubicles, kitchens, cafeterias) are dilapidated, worn out. - Non-virtual communications technology is at least a decade old. - Lack of remote work/telecommuting positions (removed in 2012). - Lack of pensions (replaced by 401(k) in 2014). - Pay raises/bonuses tied to performance of unrelated departments. No raises over 3% for non-executives. - Forced ranking distribution for performance-based bonuses (mandatory "bad" employees, even on all-star teams). - Tuition reimbursement is limited, outdated, and hampered by backward processes. - Vacation and sick-time are separate. Sick-time over 48 hrs requires doctor's note, even for flu/cold symptoms. - Vacation is distributed in miserly "X hours every week" amounts. - No quality parental leave or support. - Advancement/promotion process is over-complicated and continually hampered by budget constraints and internal politics. - Lack of demotions/firings for serious infractions or poor performance, creates entire departments of lazy, bitter, angry employees with little motivation to improve or develop. - No chance of overseas placement, as company is ending ex-pat assignments. - Technology requires extensive "security lock down" re-design before release to employees. Any "new" apps or I.T. programs are 2-5 years old. - Atrocious safety record for a "global leader" in manufacturing.
