Vantaggi
The biggest plus was that the work went toward introducing people to Jesus. It doesn't get better than that. They genuinely tried to make things fun. But it often came across as forced fun, and that's not fun at all. I worked with some of my very favorite people in the world here. I made friends for life.
Svantaggi
They repeat the phrase "We're all in this together," ad nauseam, but that's just not true. Everyone is a cog, and cogs are easily replaced. Or not! There have been a number of layoffs in the last few years, and that work doesn't go away. It's just spread out among the remaining employees who are already working a full-time+ job. Because of past success, particularly with VBS, they're sure they have the answer for the church's needs. But their answer is to just make everything look like VBS. How is that innovative? As sales have slipped, they've also turned into a fear-based operation, telling people that if things don't turn around, they'll make more cuts. How is that motivating? How is that leadership? As though people aren't already doing everything they can to make the company a success... They also aren't loyal. I said everyone is a cog, and I meant it. People who have been there 10, 15, and even 20 years have been let go in the last few years. It's an easy way to cut $ from the bottom line, but it just shows that anyone who has stuck it out as a loyal employee has a target on his or her back. When I started there, it was a great place to work. I loved what I did and enjoyed coming to work every day. Over the years things shifted, and it's not even close to the same place it was 10+ years ago. You don't want to work here, unless you like being an overworked cog.