Pros
As the title implies the majority of the staff at Axiom are some of the smartest and funnest people I have ever met. Everyone bonds quicker when there is a hostile environment or a common enemy. In the case of Axiom, from day one you are treated like crap. The company has pseudo "full-time" terms, you only find out about this on the first day of work. Turns out you are not full-time but a contract employee. Which means no benefits, no EI, no stat holidays. Then you go to file your tax returns and voila, because you don't set your hours or dictate the work you are not considered a contractor by the government. So you owe taxes for the entire "full-time" duration and you got screwed out of the stat holidays that are owed by law. If a labour board ever checked out the practices at the company they would be appalled.
Cons
If shady terms of employment, lack of stat holidays and lengthy contract negotiations weren't enough there is the actual work. There is no work/life balance at Axiom. From the first week it's clear that staff work FREE overtime daily, and this behaviour is expected of everyone. If your manager is coming on weekends and working for free they push on you to do the same otherwise you are not a team player. Going out to lunch is viewed as a privilege that is soon pulled and frowned upon. Leaving on time is frowned upon, the CEO will physically stop you at the door and question why on earth your leaving at the end of the shift and not an hour later. Kids are seen as a lame excuse by others without children they spend countless evenings at Axiom. Why would anyone work in this environment??? You might ask yourself. It's Stockholm Syndrome! Upper management that has been there for years has endured mental abuse daily. They have been emotionally and physically decimated and rebuilt through the Axiom environment. Since for most staff this job is the first out of college they do not know any better. And the "hazing" just keeps getting passed to the new hires. The mentality is: if I had to suffer why should the new guys get it any different.