Avantages
The pros are that I get paid twice a month. I show up every day, I get paid, we do it again. The pay is more than I can get somewhere else.
Inconvénients
The company heads, and I am specifically looking at those who are (I use this term loosely) "in charge" of the US operation are constantly at war with the rest of the company and with their own staff. This creates a culture of fear and of politics. I don't get involved, I keep my head down, but this company continually crosses lines that make me wonder if it's really worth it. I will discuss something that anyone currently employed here will confirm. Last week, the whole office is called to a "town hall". Town hall means you will be barked at for whatever is going wrong at the moment followed by some a shallow 'team-building' moment out of the movie Boiler Room. Town halls make me nauseous but, like I said, I keep my head down, I collect my check, I follow the path of least resistance. At last week's "town hall" they told us they need to fix their reputation. Everyone at this meeting was told they should be posting good reviews anywhere they can on the internet. After this town hall, there wasn't even a creepy team-building moment to close. If I walked onto the street and picked any person at random, I would trust that person more than my direct manager and anyone else in control of this company. The politics, in-fighting, lies, and the dating between managers and employees makes the place toxic. The complete lack of knowledge of basic financial pipes and of proper professional decorum make the place dangerous. My advice to anyone reading this is not to become me. I can't quit yet, I get paid more here than I can anywhere else (believe me I am looking), but if I could roll back the clock I would.