Vantaggi
Smartest people, who work hard and really care about doing a good job Flexibility, very few micro-managers Ability to craft custom solutions for clients--not too much red tape Great clients Service/sales commission that rewards you for taking on or selling Good recent additions to senior management--but skeptical of how much influence they can have
Svantaggi
Terrible, vague, far-reaching, poorly written, and very frequently legally pursued non-compete (not correlated with cause) Serious issues at the most senior level--including ethical concerns Top-down decisions driven by ego and reputation and "connections," not quality of work Bias toward sales team as the "talent," lack of respect for what individual service people bring to the table Policy changes poorly executed and communicated Assumption that no one can compete with what Magid offers Misconception that basic market research tools and techniques are special/proprietary Long-standing company mission completely focused on profit