Pros
- Some good people - Long hours creates a foxhole mentality, allowing coworkers to bond through similar hardships - Good checks, if you're willing to only go home to sleep and fill out job applications.
Cons
- Poor hourly salary - Management is overly incompetent, seeking to rather follow the status quo rather than try new ideas. Popular slogans are "This is the way it has always been done, so why change it" and "Feel free to come with new ideas, but be ready to hear that it has been tried and doesn't work" -Long hours is an understatement. These are suitable positions for those that aren't married and lack the need for social interaction outside of work. - Many employees are largely incompetent and for some reason are immune to getting terminated by management due to the fact that they do not have enough employees to cover their absence. - Lack of proper documentation for training. I have personally been forced to run tests and generate results on samples that I was far from adequately trained on. This is a cardinal sin when assessing food items for public health. - Some employees will leave vast amounts of work for others to complete for them; at many times completely jeopardizing the results that clients are expecting in a timely manner. I personally witnessed CLIENT SENSITIVE DATA IN A 1 INCH STACK WAITING TO BE PROCESSED FOR 6 MONTHS AND COUNTING; TURNAROUND SHOULD ONLY HAVE BEEN A WEEK AT MOST. I have no idea how they have managed to keep any of their clients.