Pros
- Great people working there. - Some of the smartest in the business. - You get to drink on the job after hours. - You gain invaluable knowledge that will get you paid much more some where else.
Cons
- Management is full of incompetent people. - They hire by the dozen and keep one or two star players. - They do NOT value star players as their philosophy is that they can always find someone else. - They use the recession to under pay people and keep them there. - They make you feel like you're not worth anything so you don't job hunt. - Their products are below par and they want to get into the enterprise level(good luck w/ that). - When you work here other companies don't consider you as enterprise level. - No work/life balance. - C level executives and directors belittle you unless you're part of the "old boys" club. - They hire best friends of executives and it doesn't matter what type of experience you have, you could have even worked at Red Lobster and still work at Barracuda as long as you are buddies with the execs. - The most simple benefits the can't even provide you with such as a cell phone. - They will find anyway to not pay you. - No company functions even though they were 30% growth over the recession. - No recognition for jobs well done. - HR director is especially rude when you tell her that you are leaving for greener pastures. - CEO tells you he rewards loyalty but it's his way of dangling the carrot in front of your face for the 60% of market pay for the position you're getting. - If you aren't "fashionable" or "cool" you get out casted like its junior high. - A reward for a good job means you get to cut in line for burgers at the company picnic. - People are leaving that company by the dozen to go to websense and other companies. - They bribe you every year to take a survey to win a free t.v. so that they can give a fake presence about them being one of the best places to work at. - I could go on but it would just make me more angry....
