4.0
May 29, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Exposure to some serious technical talent that is not mass produced, if you seek it out. Benefits strictly ok. Lower management not coddled if they cannot perform or become abusive, unlike most places. If the manager is not transferred or dismissed, there is almost always a way out from under the thumb of a control freak. Younger workers can usually get ahead if they are talented and work. If you seek it out, you can learn a lot.
Cons
There is a lot of propaganda about being "family" but don't believe it. They see you as disposable, and it will just be a matter of time until some political shift up above will cause dislocation. Depend on yourself! Layoffs, including engineers, happen too often once you hit 30.