Strictly a review for Shared Services...
Pros
Newly built, modern building in a great location in Huntington Beach. Onsite office bar that’s fully stocked with beer. Open to employees 3 days a week. Onsite gym that offers Crossfit and Yoga classes after work. Awesome industry, awesome suppliers. If you’re a beer geek, this is a great company to work for. Free cases of beer every now and again.
Cons
Pay is lower than industry standard. The company tries to make up for it by giving out small raises every year, but it will take years to even get up to the industry standard. Some people even have second jobs to help offset the lower than average pay. The work load increases every time the company acquires a new business unit, yet management doesn’t make it a priority to hire more people. They expect you to do more on top of an already overwhelming workload as they drag their feet on hiring. Management is severely disconnected with what their employees do on a day-to-day basis. Besides telling us what to do, see and learn what we do first before setting unrealistic expectations. Yes, you may have done it many, many years ago, but it’s a whole different world now. And please stop hiding in your offices, we can feel your passive aggressiveness oozing into the hallways. If you’re good at CYA activities, this is a great area to be in. Be sure to save any and every email you get because if you try to be a good worker and follow directions, it can and will backfire on you. Also if you do your job really well, expect to do other’s people’s jobs too. Management does not hold people accountable and avoids confrontation at all costs. Low ceiling with no distinctive career path for the majority of the positions in shared services. If you’re a non-management employee, expect to stay in that role for a very long time. For those that want to grow within the company, you’re better off moving to sales or warehouse operations.