Pros
I worked out of the Austin site. Although it is a depressing building full of outdated technology and a WIFI network that goes down about as often as North Korea's electrical grid, they are trying to make strides to bring the building into the 21st century with some remodels. I worked in the “Corporate Area.” It is a recent construction that we are required to work out of. The work was easy and I actually loved the work part.
Cons
This part does not encompass all my issues, but I will do my best to address the main points. The work area is new but does not make it nice. We are required to work in the office that has tiny bathrooms that often require you to wait in a line when you have to “go.” You can also go downstairs to the manufacturing area and use their bathroom that would feel similar to a run-down minor-league baseball stadium experience. The "Corporate Area" only has windows on one side so most people not close to them gets the old government building experience. Once would think with the “work from the office” mandate, we would get a nicer place to work. My desk was near the break “room” which was basically an area with vending machines and sinks. It was “awesome” to have people walking behind me all day, every day. The people are a mix bag of over-stressed, paranoid and generally unhappy people with a combination of fake pleasantness towards each other. This definitely comes from leadership as most of them are “climbers.” I had multiple leaders and the ones that identified with their employees are all gone only to be replaced with those who are too focused on their own careers to truly be concerned with the well-being of their teams. I never truly fit in with this culture even though I found myself being promoted at one point. The work was somewhat easy for me but don’t let that fool you. Even though my job was easily measured, I was always led to believe I was doing “half-ass” work. I still keep up with a lot of people there. The more time I am away from this job, the more I see just how miserable they really are, and I feel sorry for them. I also met some really great people there. One truly does find camaraderie through adversity.
