Pros
The staff at the main office and the area sales managers. Decent starting salary. OK Christmas party. They reimbursed me for my primary relocation expenses. I had the opportunity to do some travel.
Cons
The corporate culture was difficult to tolerate. The company was founded in Italy and the head of American operations was Italian. There were some fundamental differences in how they thought a division staffed mostly by Americans should be run and how the Americans thought they should be managed. The upper management positions were mostly devoid of Americans and a lot of corporate communication had to be retranslated from Italian-English to English. There were almost no opportunities to lower my pretax burden (no 401K, no flexible spending for medical coverage, etc.) and the pension plan was a joke. The overall benefits package was mediocre at best, with really bad service from the main insurance company. I received much less support in learning my job from my direct supervisor than I ever would have expected. The surrounding community turned out to be kind of a disappointment as well. It's an area that has seen a lot of good jobs disappear in recent years and has really suffered as a result. Not a great place to move your family, for sure.
