Pros
Most of my coworkers were pleasant, particularly the other print production project manager who trained me. He was patient, knowledgeable, professional and kind. Great Health Benefits and PTO Policy, and flexibility with working remotely when need be.
Cons
Poor upper management. Very male dominated. Too many people stuffed in small offices. When I first started I really liked it. My manager seemed really cool and was pleasant. He was very kind when I was dealing with a car issue and let me work from home a couple days a week. Some days I borrowed my Dad's car, and I spent a small fortune using UBER until my car was fixed. After a while though, my manager became colder, distant and seemed impatient and annoyed If I asked questions. I was just trying to be thorough and helpful. I wanted to learn so I could improve my skills. He seemed very moody or perhaps just stressed out. If there was anything I was doing wrong he never said anything. The ONE review I did receive, three months prior to my layoff, was mostly positive. He said "I love what you are doing," but also told me I was defensive. There is a difference between explaining why you are doing something and being defensive. Also, when you have four people standing behind your desk watching you, while learning a new task that was thrown on you, because they pushed out the person who originally did that task, that in and of itself can make someone nervous or seem defensive. The girl who runs the print floor is cold, condescending, moody and rude. I heard her make a rude remark about one of her workers. At first I thought she was ok, but peoples' true colors emerge after a while. I was nice to everyone, and I tried to be a team player. I think they were dishonest with the explanation for my layoff. They said it was because they were eliminating the fabrication department. I handled the layoff professionally and left amicably; said thanks for the opportunity, shook hands, and went home. Then, a month later I saw my old job posted online. Literally the same job. I professionally and politely reached out to HR and my former manager for some feedback. I wanted to know what to improve upon and what not to do at my next job. HR lied and said the job I saw was in NY. Um, NO it was the SAME role I had in Hackensack, NJ, and the job posting even said the job was IN NJ. My former manager ignored me. Didn't even answer when I asked if I could still use him as a reference. Sadly, I had left another job that I thought wasn't a good fit, to join Drive 21, only to be let go six months later. I regret leaving the other job as my boss seemed to appreciate me. They even counteroffered me, but I left as I really wanted to work at Drive21. I wasn't even offered any kind of severance pay. I feel like they let me go because they just didn't like me, which is fine. Some personalities will clash, but If there was something I was doing wrong they could have talked to me and worked with me to improve. I can handle constructive criticism. Other than being told I was defensive, no one had anything negative to say regarding my work, at least not to my face. The only positive feedback I got was from the guy who trained me, who was a peer, not a manager.