Pros
What they are doing in the aviation world is awesome. You get to work on some cool projects and meet some pretty neat people. Good networking opportunity.
Cons
- They have a revolving door of employees but maintain between 25-35 employees. - They expect a minimum of 50+ hours a week and use an incentive of yearly bonus to make the job seem appealing but behind closed doors the COO has a detailed list of mistakes however minor they might be (example- not copying in co-worker on irrelevant email) and at the end of the year they use these as examples why you do not receive the UP TO 10% raise and it was only 4 or 5%. - There is a difference between male and female employees and treatment. - Camera's everywhere and they monitor them daily. Always feel like it’s a "caught ya" environment. - The COO throws tantrums and will walk past you completely ignoring you and making the environment awkward to work in. - Retribution and retaliation are the keys to COO management style. - Because they have a revolving door of employee's the COO likes to keep everyone on their toes and does not encourage team like environment. He would prefer if employees do not frequent lunch or any gatherings together unless they are set up and organized by management. - COO prides himself on his employees walking into work and not knowing if they will be fired that day. Even when you know you have not done anything wrong and you are exceeding expectations. It is a high stress and very little to no reward except the bonus that you are reminded of that they so reluctantly give to you. (This is the only incentive to keep people working for them) - There is a 30 minute response time on all communication with customers regardless of time of day. If 30 minutes is not met you will be hammered for your lack of professionalism and not holding to company standards. Example if you are grocery shopping it is expected you carry your laptop and cellphone at all times. You are expected to stop grocery shopping and go to your car to address company issues or pull over on the side of the highway to handle company business. This is after working hours and regardless if you are on call. On call matters can be sent to on call person but normal business communication needs to be addressed within 30 min -ZERO work life balance. It is not recognized within the office that you have a life or family outside of AQRD. -PTO is approved but then used against you later. Very little actual days off. -HR is questionable and her loyalty is to the COO. She will report everything regardless of the nature to him.