Pros
I’ve been at UEC for more than 2 years, on my corporate anniversary I got the day off AND a $500 bonus and then just a few weeks later on my birthday, I also got the day off. This is part of the new culture that’s finally in place to reward employee loyalty and commitment to the company and its clients. If you want to develop your career, UEC is the place for you. As a self-organising team structure, we all work across the 4 dimensions of our value proposition which everyone tells me is rare in agencies that like to pigeon-hole people into task-driven roles. I am not the only one who has earned multiple bonuses and promotions. They come quickly to those who create results for clients as the company grows and seeks leaders to take charge and get things done. Oh yeah, flextime is great – I would never want to go back to a 9-to-5 environment.
Cons
• There is no place to hide. Everyone has to pitch in and get jobs out the door. Some people definitely don’t like that since they are used to just showing up and being paid to be there. • With no place to hide, non-performers don’t stay very long which means there has been a lot of turnover, but the trade-off is that we now have the best team ever.