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Pros

Good culture, good work/life balance, offers pension

Cons

Interdepartmental communication is not great, low pay vs median salary for role, frequent reorgs

Pros

Good benefits good technical work

Cons

Workload to high, need more people

Pros

Great people. very collaborative. some good benefits like employee purchase discount and pension. others (bonus) way below market. Bonus for US market is waaaay below companies in the Boston metro area. Still makes great products - just less frequently. The CEO Lila Snyder is REALY trying to pull the company out of what sometimes feels like a death spiral. Two years out either the company will be on a great upwards trajectory or will be destined for the rubbish bin. Stay tuned.

Cons

Too many misses with products leading to divisions/products being shuttered. Layoffs. Total lack of resources leading to further backsliding.

Advice to Management

Lila needs to continue doing what she believes gives the company the best chance to succeed.

Pros

Great benefits, and small team worked well together (and got along great)

Cons

Communication between levels of workers was poor at best. Left hand rarely ever knew what the right hand was doing.

Pros

Great company culture. Amazing benefits - pension, 401k, lots of time off, the week-long paid company shut down for Christmas/New Year. The new CEO is amazing - the first female CEO of company history. The people are AMAZING to work with.

Cons

Underpaid. Poor company structure (has been restructured multiple times in the past few years). Outdated brand. Needs improvement on inclusivity. No direct path/plan for growth or moving up the ladder.