Vantaggi
• Relaxed atmosphere. • $3 lunches at Corp Office. • Fitness center at corp office. • Co-workers supportive of life events (ie. parties for birthdays, weddings, kids). • New talent is receptive to change, and has been a breath of fresh air.
Svantaggi
• Stubborn, Old-School, Boys Club Management. • No maternity leave policy. Women are forced to use short term disability, meaning they receive 70% of their salary for 6 weeks. Unacceptable for a large company in 2017. • No paternity leave policy. • Many people talk behind others back when they decide to work from home. Bitterness from long-term employees exists. • Long-term employees pride themselves on not taking vacations, coming into the office during snowstorms rather than working from home. • Misiak, Guggenheim, and Anderson continue to receive millions each year as competitors pass them by. Patterson stock is trailing the Dow by 24% and Henry Schein’s by 100% over the past 5 years as of January 2017. • Salary for corp employees is consistently 10-15k less than market value. 2-3% annual raise is standard without consideration to individual performance. • Manufacturing 1920’s work attitude is heavily present here (time spent at your desk is more valued more than actual productivity). • Some people very resistant to change in the Corp office. • No 401k matching. Employee stock purchase plan requires you to remain with company for 6 years to be vested.