Came in with high expectations and so far I've been disappointed.
Pros
Exciting, Dynamic and interesting company to work for. I feel that I'm apart of something potentially world changing and not just working my (bad language) off to make others richer. Unlimited opportunity to learn and grow professionally for the lucky few that can find their own way out of the production line grind. 60 hour weeks are the norm and they'd let me work 7 days a week if I wanted to. They have free cereal, pretzels and soda in the cafeteria.
Cons
No one seems interested in my career goals. They just want to keep me where I am pumping out widgets. I've been trying to move to another shift for two months now and management has been uninterested in assisting with this. Threatening to quit seems to be the only way to get their attention. Formal training is very lacking. You literally get taught by a person that started a week or two ago and barely knows what they are doing. They constantly reference the "M.I." procedures (Manufacturing Instructions), but when I ask for time to read the M.I. or even take it home to review it on my own time, I met with blank stares and ambiguous answers. Negative feedback seems like the norm from my direct management. Don't just tell me what I'm doing wrong at any given moment. How about training me in the right way to do it before hand and then maybe providing corrections and praise after the fact? They've had challenges paying me correctly and my PTO requests for vacation /sicks days have been mishandled both times I submitted them. At minimum, a company should handle pay and PTO correctly. After much effort on my part, they eventually corrected the problems and but didn't bother to say "...sorry, we'll get it right next time..." I don't have confidence they will. I do have confidence they don't really care. Nothing shows your employees that you don't care about them more than pay and PTO issues. Management, at least in my area, is very young and inexperienced and making it up as they go. They would benefit greatly from some basic managerial training before giving them people to lead. Management is solely focused on making ever increasing productions numbers. As a result, product quality and moral is suffering, but hey, at least we're making our numbers.
