Vantaggi
Employee owned company, you have stock. Travel. Other photographers. Awesome employee retreat week in a luxury cabin in the mountains (spouses could come the last couple of days). The owner of the company (Mark) was kind, generous, and genuinely interested in the individual success of his employees. There was a certain amount of independence once you've been there awhile. You can travel by yourself to photo locations, set up and work without supervision. Trips to schools that required hotel stays were always fun.
Svantaggi
Super early mornings combined with late nights. There were many nights I wasn't able to get more than a couple hours of sleep due to getting off at 2am because photos had to edited that night after a dance or sporting event and then I would be scheduled to leave at 5am to get to a distant school and set up before class started. Vans were not really safe or reliable. Some of the lead photographers were awesome but some were difficult to work with (well, one in particular). You need a lot of energy, an extroverted personality, and a ton of patience to work at this job. NO BREAKS no matter how many hours you work. Your break time is considered your drive time there and back.