Pros
Great co-workers who are hardworking, intelligent, and care about their teammates. Rarely encountered a teammate or boss who wasn't wiling to help when needed, or slow down for a "teachable moment." The jeans comments are on-point. No dress code = heaven. Had I filled this out three years ago this column would be much, much larger. When i came to Hobsons it a was a thriving, rewarding, challenging and generally happy place. Seeing all opportunity and energy sucked out of the office was truly a shame. I left, hoping my co-workers would be part of a comeback, but that's not been the case.
Cons
Others have explained the current situation quite eloquently so I'll leave theories to them, and give you basics: Day-to-day work is a frustrating and gridlocked experience. Employees are overworked, over-burdened, and under-rewarded only, it now seems, to hold their breath through another layoff. They lay-offs are in no way exaggerated. They've let go or pushed senior employees, managers and directors of excellent quality over the past year, while the C suite runs in verbal and managerial circles. I don't know what their play is, but I've worked at companies going under before, and this situation is disturbingly similar. This "dead wood" concept is laughable. Many, many hardworking, talented, and loyal employees were shown the door. This makes no sense, productivity-wise, and makes it quite clear senior management has little idea what goes on beneath them. Favoritism (friendships, lineage, drinking buddies, take your pick) runs rampantly and is sometimes so egregious it's a joke. This not only demoralizes staff, but encourages good employees to seek greener pastures. The pay is terrible, which makes the pastures even greener. Sexual harassment, while a wildly gossiped problem, was never directly addressed with the employees (and under-reported). This suggests a culture of either obliviousness or indifference. Employees should be able to attend to their duties at work without worrying about unwanted advancements.
