Pros
- not a popular or well-known industry, so they tend to promote from within - plant jobs are fairly high paying for little skill required - no nights, no weekends in branches/plants - demand never really goes away, wide customer base, many of which are critical to infrastructure - lots of people have been in the business for a long time, so in theory, there should be a lot of upper-level positions available in the coming years
Cons
- like most companies, always trying to be lean. Often try not to replace someone if they move up or quit. Our office has gone from a high of ten people to only five full-time employees. Somehow we still never get a bonus though. - not very diverse at the branch/plant level - mostly older males - tends to be a little bit of a "boy's club" in that people get friends and family hired and move up based on who they know - bonuses are based on...well I am not sure what they are based on and they are infrequent and rarely consequential