Pros
Pay is OK. Not great. OK.
Cons
Working at EQ, you will enjoy the following: *Do you like a generally poor company morale? I hope so, because that's what it is, every day. *Do you like terrible benefits? I hope so, because they include but are not limited to: high out of pocket, poor choices, no vision, no 401k. You won't really care about the poor health benefits though, because you will be made to feel guilty about having a doctor appointment. *Do you like to work in a terrible office with terrible parking, I hope so because your car will get hit. You will sweat. Bathroom (just the one!) is gross. *Do you like really awful office politics? I hope so, because there's a very small group of diehard EQ employees who have risen way past their level of incompetence. What is a Chief Administrative Officer anyway? There's a lot of fancy titles for a company of a couple of handful of people. *Do you like employee/engineer turnover? I hope so because you will notice that EQ can't keep an employee. The turnaround is high. This is related to all its other issues, but ALSO that they suck at hiring. *Do you like the military? I hope so, because the owner is a VERY gung ho Marine. *Do you like to work late? I hope so, because quitting time is 530 and don't expect to leave even a MINUTE early. It's very inconveniently located so enjoy getting home late. *Do you like to be expected to unethically bill clients? I hope so, because you will be expected to do that A LOT. *Do you like to clean up the messes of long time engineers who do terrible work? I hope so, because you will do that A LOT (and unethically bill for it). *Do you like taking the blame when a client decides they don't like EQ? I hope so, because you will get FIRED if a client you work for drops EQ (for any reason). *Do you like tracking LITERALLY ALL YOUR HOURS at work? I hope so because that's required. *Do you like involuntary social events? I hope so, because there's about one a quarter. *Do you like unpaid after-hours meetings where you will be lectured about how to be an adult, what books you should read, and be read poems to? I hope so, because that's a thing and it happens once a month. You also track this time and it's in a bucket that's seen as "negative" to the company. *Do you like not getting bonuses? I hope so, because they company constantly moves the goalposts on how you get them. They even are nice enough to make you sign a new contract! *Do you like busywork? I hope so, because as part of your bonus requirements, you are required to do several hours of it a week! On your own time! *Do you like being talked down to about technology by people with no technical skills? I hope so, because that will be your life! *Do you like being at odds with every single of your coworkers and not feeling like a single one is a member of a real team? I hope so, because you will hate them anyway! *Do you like creepy, perverted jokes & situations? I hope so, because that's acceptable behavior there. *Do you like being sorry you took a job and desperate to get a new one? I hope so, because you will feel like this after your first few days.