Vantaggi
There are some truly intelligent people on the teams, which is a great thing to work beside because it allows for personal and professional growth despite the company not providing explicit opportunities for that. There are also some amazing technologies being built here. Career paths may be opening up as well as they continue to purchase other companies, but I would be wary because I'm not sure how long the company will stay as-is before they try to sell for a profit.
Svantaggi
Culture: it's paper thin. They tell you they have their 'Core Values', but it's really a mechanism for them to tell you to work harder every quarter. They push monthly company events on the entire company, like watching a virtual magic show, because they think this is what 'culture' means. They don't realize that a good company culture includes valuing your employees as humans, offering opportunities for personal and professional growth, and other things along those lines. We're not here for the mocktail-how-to's, we're here for the compensation, benefits, and resources, all of which Fortis lags severely behind their competitors. Management: there are some gems here and there in management, but they're relics from before the company brought in the investment group and started acquiring various companies, so I'm not sure how much longer they'll stick around. Most of the management, especially the C-level, has no idea how to manage people. They will let their mid-level management get away with egregious offenses (mostly because these are either family members or favorites they brought over with them from previous jobs), but then when someone finally voices a concern, they act like they weren't aware and try to find a scape-goat. If you're looking for accountability, it doesn't exist here. Work Load: The concept of work-life balance doesn't exist for anyone below the C-level. They expect 45 hours minimum of work a week for salaried employees, and this doesn't include your break times, so your dreams of a 9-5 schedule are quickly disintegrated. Many employees sacrifice lunch breaks to try to keep a normal schedule. Working from home (which you're lucky if you're offered that)? You better have your camera on for every single meeting, otherwise you'll be questioned about not actually working those 45 hours. As far as the work load, it varies by department, but the overall feeling is that no one has time to complete the work they're assigned. Personally, I was doing the work of three different people, and even when someone was hired in to take part of that over, somehow more work was found for me to do.
