Pluspunten
I met some great friends here, and I honestly enjoyed going to work every day. I was proud of what we were able to accomplish and I had a lot of fun all along the way.
Minpunten
I brought some new ideas to the table surrounding expanding our capabilities at the time and I expressed an interest in changing roles in order to manage those new capabilities. My ideas never felt honored or respected and ultimately I was forced to either continue in my old role or leave the company completely. I felt tremendously under-appreciated and to make things worse, my ideas have since been implemented into their process without me.
My case was the first in a pattern of disloyalty from management. Management refused to invest in the success and growth of trusted "friends" who had helped the company grow for several years. Instead, they will identify a new capability they want, fire the person currently in the related role, then hire a new person in the same role with one or two added capabilities.
Do not expect opportunities for growth outside of your job description. Do not expect management to be loyal to you, no matter how much they seem like a "friend."