Pluspunten
Getting hired at KeyBridge is easy. The recruiter called me for a phone interview 30 minutes after receiving my application. My experience is the exception to the rule, though, so keep that in mind if time is a factor in your job hunt. Some of my former coworkers waited months for an interview and even longer for a decision. One of my co-workers told me that the manager informed her that she “wasn’t his first choice.” The benefits are OK. I've seen better, but they're not bad.
Minpunten
If you’ve read the above paragraph, you’re probably wondering what kind of person says things like that and the kind of company that enables culture like this. Each day was like being stuck in an episode of "The Office," replete with an out-of-touch supervisor, but much worse. I have heard him disparage my co-workers after hours, citing his disdain for their personalities and their perceived incompetence as fatal flaws. During normal work hours – when he’s not blathering on about uncomfortable subjects like mortuary science, immediately pivoting from the recent death of an employee to kitchen duties, his own life, or a random company policy — he uses weekly meetings as opportunities to criticize former employees and use them as cautionary tales. Perhaps he sees this strategy as a way to increase transparency instead of quietly escorting employees out the door after they have been let go. This tactic cannot possibly boost morale as it leaves you wondering what will be said about you after you're gone. This manager is not the only reason for the distrust and uneasiness that has been festering at KeyBridge, though, and I would be remiss if I failed to mention the other embarrassing aspects of the company culture. My co-workers and I were treated like children at every opportunity: in addition to abiding by a strict no-phone policy, we were required take turns washing dishes regardless of whether we ever used them, we were ignored when we had legitimate concerns about projects and co-workers, and we were discouraged from helping co-workers when we were at an impasse in our work and had nothing else to do. If the price is right, I can tolerate a few annoyances. The compensation that my co-workers and I received does not make dealing with a woefully inadequate manager any better; in fact, it made working at KeyBridge even worse. Compensation is meager at best. Employees are not paid for working overtime. The paid time off that employees receive accumulates too slowly to ever be useful. The building is in a sketchy side of town, and despite ongoing conversations about relocating to a newly-built facility, nothing has ever panned out, and nobody really knows why. The building underwent some renovations, but you can tell the “enhancements” were all done by the lowest bidder as they failed to clean up after themselves and the building is still in bad shape. The company is poorly run, and scope creep is a constant problem. That’s KeyBridge. Then there's the sexism. If you're a woman and you work here, you will be treated much worse than the younger male employees that work there, and your qualifications and concerns will matter much less. During a weekly meeting, I watched the supervisor guy belittle a female coworker to tears after she tried explaining the disadvantages of a newly-implemented practice. He can claim he is open to suggestions, but he goes out of his way to condescend to people when they care enough to present their concerns. These people tend to be women. If any of this is a concern to you, avoid this place or use it as a “stepping stone” to something much better. The company slogan was "Good today, better tomorrow," but it is poorly chosen as the company has never gotten better.