Vantaggi
SHPS is scared to death of lawsuits, therefore, you can get away with almost anything you want to. Many employees abuse the policies (attendance, dress, attitude, performance) and very little is done to address the issues. Good flexibility for work/life balance (but not all positions can offer this). Have seen some concern and initiative from a small handful of upper management.
Svantaggi
HR is too afraid to do anything. Therefore, the handful of hard workers have to put up with the bad apples. Employees habitually abuse the policies mentioned above because there is no follow up from management. The company used the 2008 recession as an excuse to withhold merit increases across the whole company. Here we are in 2011 and still no pay raises. Management didn't even address it this year. Most employees are pretty unhappy so it makes for an unpleasant work environment. Pay scales are far below standards for the Louisville and National standard. No bonuses - cheesy Christmas gifts. Not a lot of PTO time compared to other local companies. Insurance is expensive. Company spends too much money flying executives around the nation (+hotel, meals and transportation) as opposed to hiring local employees to fulfill upper management positions.