Pros
I've been at AMS nearly 10 years, and I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. I have learned so much here, and I truly see it as a place I can spend the rest of my career. Over the last 5 years significant improvements have been made to make AMS an even better work environment for employees. Some of the key benefits that are unheard of at most companies include: - 1 to 2 weeks off over Christmas Holidays depending on how Christmas falls. - A "Comp" day for each weekend/holiday day you are on travel for the company (regardless of salary) - Annual raises and bonus structure significantly higher than industry norms. For example, my salary has almost tripled in less than 10 years. My role has expanded greatly, but as a career opportunity it is quite unique. - Greatly expanded use of Flex-Time and flexible schedules. This depends somewhat on your manager, but in general the company is very flexible, never having issues with PTO, Doctor appointments, family activities, or vacation days as long as its communicated effectively and with advance notice.
Cons
Honestly, there are several former employees (1 mainly) who has posted multiple disingenuous at best and slanderous at worst reviews. Don't believe the super negative ones. I'll be the first to say AMS has plenty of room to improve, and from when I started ~10 years ago to now, things are DRASTICALLY different. But what the negative reviews don't account for are the MAJOR changes over the last 5 years that have greatly improved the culture and opportunities at AMS. As far as cons go, the main ones are as follows: - Travel: we are a service company working in nuclear plants. You will have to travel in almost all technical roles. If you don't want that, don't apply. - VERY specialized. If you want a really broad job that is high-level engineering design work or something you could do at thousands of different companies, AMS probably isn't for you. We have very specialized and niche technologies for nuclear plants. - Some weekend/holiday work. You will miss some weekends being gone on a plant trip. Very seldomly, but sometimes, we have work that occurs that happens on holidays. All this is to keep plants generating electricity for the grid. it always sucks, but there is a defined bonus structure in place for any holiday days on the road and you get a comp day for every weekend day gone, regardless of salary level. - Not government work. Everyone works hard, and expectations are high. We are a first class brand in the nuclear industry, and that expectation is there across the organization. If you want to have a cushy job that you work 40 hours each week, punch the clock, and then leave, AMS probably isn't for you.