Vantaggi
Used to be a good company which focused on working hard and many of the ideas from Jim Collins' book Good to Great. There are some employees who are kind and truly want to help veterans in any way possible, and they go above and beyond to do so. Comfortable office atmosphere, and all needed supplies to complete one's job duties are provided.
Svantaggi
The media reports are true in regards to huge financial waste and a very prominent culture of fear. If you are not liked by the "key" players within the organization (who remain the same people even now that there is a new CEO), you will be treated poorly, your opinion and ideas will be blatantly disregarded, and it will be made clear to you that at any moment they can terminate you due to "not being a cultural fit"--whatever that means (obviously it is subjective). However, if you are part of the "in crowd", you are golden and will not be messed with at all. Matter fact, you can do no wrong. They waste a lot of money on programs which do not impact long-term change in the life of a warrior and/or their caregiver or family. They are useless events and they will try to sell the idea by saying that if this event gets at least one veteran out of their home and engaged, then it was all worth it. That sounds fantastic in theory, but they waste MILLIONS of dollars on things like parties, renting out movie theaters, tickets to football and baseball games, etc. and maybe 1 out of every 500 veterans will be that one "special" story of someone who engaged because they went to this event. Additionally, there are MILLIONS wasted on SWAG (WWP branded t-shirts, umbrellas, snow pants, beanies, hats, gym bags, blankets, towels, stress balls, pens, pins, stickers, magnets, yoga pants, basketball shorts, jackets, sunglasses, backpacks, portfolios, water bottles, teddy bears, bracelets, etc. etc.). You tell me...does spending millions on SWAG make sense when there are veterans who are jobless, homeless, in need of financial assistance, isolating in their home due to mental health concerns, etc.? While I was there they spent $25,000 on a street party for veterans; they had 3-5 day Project Odysseys run by staff who are not trained in mental health, thus putting vulnerable veterans at serious risk; they had a Warrior Ball and spent more than $50,000 and only half of the guests showed up; they would rent out movie theaters to watch the latest Hollywood release; they would take veterans to events like football/baseball/hockey games, shows, theme parks, etc. Every single employee also gets a credit card, and receipts do not have to be submitted to show what you purchased. There are no policies (literally, there is no policy manual) relating to anything done within the company or how one uses their credit card. At the lowest level, the spending limit per month is $5,000, and at the highest it is well over $50,000. When traveling for work, there is no meal stipend, so one can eat wherever they want and spend whatever they want.