Vantaggi
SEO.com was great from during 2008-2010. They cared about their clients, allowed flexible schedules and treated employees well. There was a strong interest in improving personal marketing skills, and many employees that worked for SEO.com built successful careers in the internet marketing space due to the knowledge they gained at SEO.com.
Svantaggi
When local founders left, the owner bled the company by spending cash and reserves instead of investing in the company. He treated employees with disregard. Everyone was dispensable. It created a dysfunctional workplace where employees were constantly worried about being fired or laid off. Cash flow became a serious problem. Very little training happened. Clients would pay $100/hour and low level employees with limited experience would flounder trying to provide results. This created a lot of client turnover.