Vantaggi
A paycheck. As someone else put it "bonded through trauma"; which, honestly, is accurate. The only reason I survived at this place was because of the support I got from other Project Managers as we sat in one area together for AT LEAST 12 hours a day.
Svantaggi
Where to start.... - Unreasonable project load. When someone says they are overwhelmed, burned out, not able to keep up, need fewer projects to work on so that they can focus on getting healthy LISTEN TO THEM. I was sick the entire time I worked there and they do not offer designated sick time for you to take off and recover, let alone show any sort of empathy when it came to more serious personal obstacles. - Will get upset when you take a 10 min break to use the restroom and get a snack. If they could get away with forcing you to stay at your desk for the entire workday, they would. - Immensely high turn over leads to inability to properly train staff, of all levels and starting positions. While trial-by-fire can be a good way to train, it is not the one training model you should stand by. - The pay. For the hours you put in (a slow week was 65 hours) you make well below the federal minimum wage, it's more upsetting when you live in a city where your cost of living is higher (LA, NYC, CHI, SF). - Management will NOT have your back if a client is upset with anything. You could use the wrong shade of yellow to highlight a cell and management would still side with the client. - When working from home management would expect you to be on the clock the moment you wake up. - If you have a client that is overseas or in a completely different time zone they expect you to respond ASAP, even if that means you're checking your email at 3 am your time. - No understanding of work/life balance. At all. The phrase "work/life balance" is not in their vocabulary. - When you bring your concerns to HR and upper management they will spin the conversation and say, and I quote "Everyone is jumping ship and I am expected to fill their positions. Can you understand the kind of stress I am under? Ok?" Yes. I understand the sort of stress you're facing, but a failure to adequately staff and manage workloads should not be my problem because you're not working at fixing the root of the issues that are causing people to jump ship. Seriously. Do yourself a favor and avoid this company like the plague.