Pros
Some really smart, motivated people Fast-moving Opportunity to take on a lot of responsbility because of understaffing and high turnover
Cons
You’re expected to be in the office 11-12 hours a day and “face time” is important (the CEO’s office monitors peoples comings and goings). Peopel are overworked in every department. There is an atmosphere of distrust that comes from the top; it feels like senior management thinks the worst of people and puts them under surveillance as a result. The bonus for corporate employees paid out at 65% of target this year because of bad management. Benefits are very expensive and not competitive. Overall it’s just not worth it given the long hours and bad working conditions. There is also huge turnover. Many top peope (CFO, CSO, COO) have left in the last several months. They’ll promise you a lot to get you to join the company knowng most won’t last long enough to collect incentive awards, etc. Ask a lot of questions before you even think about signing up with XPO’s corporate HQ in Greenwich.