Pros
Most doors have clearly marked EXIT signs showing you the way out to better opportunities.
Cons
Poorly managed company that has no regard for its employees. Since there is zero innovation in the upper hierarchies, they spend their energy jumping from one fruitless initiative to another in a desperate attempt to become more like their competition. They hire people that couldn’t cut it at Schlumberger/Halliburton and place them in management positions hoping, praying that some shred success will magically seep into the culture but, shockingly, it never does. As a result of knee-jerk decisions made by poorly informed management, employees are force feed bad business practices and are then chastised when the desired outcomes are not met. Since no one enjoys a hyper stressed environment with zero job security and “flavor of the day” management styles, most employees are only there because no better option has yet to present itself. Life is too short to work for a company that operates like this. If you like being on the receiving end of anxiety and stress resulting from bad decisions that you are powerless to control, this might just be the perfect place for you. If not, RUN.
