Avantages
For those who want to know the numbers: the pay is ok, above average, good benefits. For those who look for more than numbers: the people (except most management) is what makes Directive what it is (although some may have forgotten it). I have never worked alongside people as competent, intelligent, resourceful, and helpful than here. I wonder what happens if you take those people out.
Inconvénients
Well, where to start? You are a number. Don't drink the Kool aid, you are absolutely disposable. They stopped (at least for a while) hiring Mexicans because, thanks to MX labor laws, RIF-ing them comes with a big severance. Straight from HR's mouth: "It's more expensive to hire Mexicans because we can't just fire them". That being said, I lost count of how many times I saw someone being praised as "Player of the Week" (a feel good shout-out to someone who did something incredible the previous week) only to learn the next day that they were fired. Make up your mind? If anyone running a business fires their best performing workers, I wonder how long could it last? Where to start with Garret, the CEO? I know, with a quote from him: "I invite you to my house, you drink my beer, and this is how you pay me?" - Garrett, after Summer 2023 company-wide get-together when, after firing 30 people, saw bad numbers in productivity. Is this decent, thought through behavior? He had the most amazing leadership team I've seen in quite some time, and his ego pushed them all away one by one. Working with him is a death sentence, not a promotion. Oh, what's that? You were selected to work alongside on a project? A creative rebranding, maybe? Great opportunity right? Nah, you're being soft fired. You'll be mistreated, worked to the bone, chewed up and spitted out. Then you'll quit. That's one way to circumvent severance. Next: Head of People Opps Jesse. He openly said "I don't care about the people, I care about results" which is both ironic and poetic. You just can't write stuff like this. It's like if they saw what was working, completely ignored it, did a 180° and ran away. It's unfathomable how a company that is run this badly hasn't imploded yet. But hey, if it's getting to that, you can just mess with people's livelihood instead of taking a pay cut, as a true leader would do. Right? i.e. Nintendo has lasted over 100 years, firing everyone, right? Oh wait, when the company went down in 2012 the company's president took a pay cut so he wouldn't mess with their employees' livelihood, as he knew employees make the company. Just food for thought. Honestly, your peace of mind is worth more than the lukewarm above the average pay you'll find here.