Pros
* Recognizable Company and Brands * Highly Intelligent Coworkers * Friendly Work Environment * Opportunities for Travel or Foreign Assignments * Allowed to Take Off Every Other Friday by Working 9 hr Days * Flexible Work Hours * Allowed to Wear Jeans Every Day * Relatively New Building w/: * Covered Parking * Cafeteria * Gym * Plentiful Natural Light
Cons
* Improperly Staffed * Too Few Engineers/Chemists for Number of Projects * Too Many Levels of Management; Could be Easily Reduced by 20% * Work/Life Balance * Cannot Keep Up with Workload without Working Long Hours and Weekends * Expected to Work Holidays During Times of Crisis * Company Prioritizes Cost Savings Over Product Quality. * Cuts Corners on New Production Equipment * Refuses to Replace/Update Decades-Old Production Equipment * Company Does not Prioritize Employee Development * No Technical Career Ladder * No Clear Standards or Expectations for Promotion * IT Support is not Streamlined * Computers not Ready for New Employees on First Day of Work; May take weeks to fully onboard. * Computer Upgrades are Tedious, Often Taking Months * Decades-old, Disparate Database Systems * Company is Very Fragmented/Siloed * Poor Corporate Culture * Culture of Blame * Culture of Fear * Culture of Reprisal * Upper Management * Many Important Positions Filled by Those w/ Little or No Tire Experience * Poor Communication w/ Lower Levels of Company * Product Development Reorganization Poorly Communicated/Implemented * Financial Results are Obfuscated * Unrealistic Financial Targets/Budgets * Travel Budget Is Consistently Insufficient * Expects Infinite Year-Over-Year Financial Growth * Highly Dependent on Raw Material Prices * Duplicitous * Practices Nepotism * Does not Take Long Term Ownership of their Positions * Many Chiefs but Very Few Leaders