Cheap, Confused, and Rudderless
Pros
-I really like working with the talented and generous people I worked with day to day. Without exception, people in the group were ready to help at any time. -The benefits got better every year -- very good for the size of the company and the area. -Telecommuting is encouraged and supported. The company makes it easy to telecommute a few days a week or permanently.
Cons
-Pay is low for the job and average increases are under 2%. -The open office plan works against getting work done. -People are overworked. When someone takes another job and leaves, no one is hired to replace them. No one is trained to do the new tasks, they're just expected to take them on and do them in addition to the mountains of work they already have. -Very limited advancement. -The yearly performance review system is broken. You get the paperwork in about six to nine months before you have the review meeting with your group lead. By that time, no one remembers what went on and how you performed. -No real project management. Just because you say "Agile" doesn't make it so. -Management ("Leadership") is anything but. They're so dysfunctional and often off in cloud cookoo land. They're not interested in confronting or solving business problems. Sheridan hires many talented and smart people but doesn't involve them in planning or discussions, doesn't listen to suggestions, and expects them to do tasks without "owning" them. The company lurches from self-induced crisis to self-induced crisis. -There is an over reliance and dependence on vendors who just can't do the job. There's no oversight when they can't or don't deliver. We alert management to the problems and errors, but staff are removed from any attempt at oversight. How much money have you dumped on them and how successful have the projects been?