Run fast. (be wary of good reviews as they are done in bunches at head offices*)
Pros
Great colleagues, good camaraderie, free lunches on occasion
Cons
Where to start? - *LINKED TO TITLE- You will see good reviews, in clumps, often posted on the same day from a similar area- this is because they get you all to write these at head office when you're bright eyed and bushy tailed before the reality has set in. - The starting salary is abysmal for the 200 (recently just changed to 192) hours a month you will have to work. anything on top, albeit paid overtime, is not calculated at time and a half and it works out at just over minimum wage when all is said and done. - I have and know many people who have worked illegal hours finishing at 2/3am and getting in to work the next day at 7:30am. -You will have to do 'out of hours' work which involves being on call for roughly one month out of the year during which time your hamstrung and at the mercy of anyone who breaks down in your area. You get paid but time is surely more valuable. -You will either work 7:30 till well gone 6pm or work on a back shift designed to let everyone else go and one person start later but stay back and work until the job is done which can range from 9pm-3am.. -When staffing is an issue you will surrender your weekends. -Don't expect to get your full 30 minutes lunch, if you're day running you will be tied to the desk and otherwise you need to be really wary and make sure you get it otherwise management won't care. -Don't plan anything with evenings as things can change rapidly and you may have to stay. - American corporate culture of profit, profit and more profit means that regard for employees is relatively low.