Vantaggi
I met some really cool people while I was here. If I ever needed help, there were plenty of people willing to guide me to the correct answer. If you work there for more than 4 years, you will definitely see the financial payoff. They also throw pretty fun parties.
Svantaggi
The management has a "drink the kool aid" approach with their employees. After your first interview, you will have very little idea what exactly will be required of you in the position. Then, they will attempt to tell you that you are a financial adviser for these clients that you are bringing in. At the end of the advisement process, you will come to learn that this job is about one thing and one thing only....SELLING LIFE INSURANCE. They will mold the selling of life insurance into many different things until you agree that selling life insurance to these people is the most beneficial thing that will ever happen in their lives. To make the situation worse, the first thing they want you to do when you start the job is to create a list of 10 close family members and successful friends and cold call them to come and have a meeting with you. This is when you are completely unqualified to manage someone's money. It creates awkward situations between you and family members/friends. To top all of these things off, this job is strictly commission. When I say strictly commission, I mean it took me 4 months to make a paycheck and I worked my butt off (60 hrs a week) for 4 months and did everything that was asked of me. You have to pay to park at the office. $70 a month. You even have to pay to sit at your desk. What does that mean? You have to pay a monthly amount to work in the office and that amount is subtracted from each check that you receive. What if you aren't earning a paycheck? The amount accrues and is subtracted from your paycheck when you finally receive it. Imagine finally getting a paycheck after 4 months and seeing $450 subtracted for "being at work".