Vantaggi
The people you meet will likely be friends you keep! I'm talking the grunt folks though, not management. Paid lunch hour, socials on Wednesday, very social group loads of people going out for drinks after work, etc. Great concept for a scientific journal.
Svantaggi
Don't know where to begin so I'll just start rambling off a list: CEO is a crazy person Management has 0 idea what they're doing No room for professional growth or improvement Location of office is crappy General vibe of office is morose Did I mention that management is horrible? Basically, this is a great stepping stone. DO NOT come here expecting to make great money and grow professionally. The CEO is unpleasant and untrustworthy, management is quick to throw employees under the bus to cover their own mistakes (so much finger pointing going on here, I don't even think people actually even remember whose fault it was originally). They're so obsessive about hours here, it's bordering on insanity (no concept of efficiency or productivity at all). If you are not IN YOUR SEAT from 9 am to 5 pm, management has an absolute meltdown and you are given a stern talking to EVERY. TIME. Oh and if you commute and don't own a car that's safe to drive in the snow, plan on driving to work anyways regardless of if a state of snow emergency is declared. The CEO expects everyone at their desks, irrespective of unsafe driving conditions, despite this being a job that you could perform from THE MOON if you had a phone and an internet connection. Scoring for JoVE is as follows 0 efficiency. 0 logic. 0 time worth wasting here. It's so unfortunate because these people are supposed to be brainy-scientists/smart people but literally, the smart people get silenced and inevitably end up leaving and doing a jig out the door...