Pros
If you have scanning and editing experience, it's a very simple and easy-going job. Because the department's files are wildly organized, it is important to understand its workflow, and the photo team really took the time to train me from the bottom up which taught me some things I will implement in my own photo file management at home. The work can be monotonous but there is no shortage of tasks as you rotate between scanning transparencies, documents, photos, and editing images. The team was warm and inviting when I first started and as we got more comfortable with one another we were able to break up the days with jokes and stories which was helpful after spending two hours scanning hundreds of 5x6 glossy prints. I felt the photo manager always had his door open to chat about whatever was on your mind. He was flexible, understanding, and was always open to hearing critiques or concerns regarding the department and how he could improve it. Overall, I really enjoyed my experience working at DiJiFi and would recommend it to anyone looking for a job in this field of work.
Cons
Underpaid (Minimum Wage) For a position where you are responsible for not only handling a family's entire photo archive but oftentimes handling precious and delicate historical documents and photos, along with operating multiple flatbed and transparency scanners at once...it is terribly underpaid. While I appreciated that management acknowledged that the pay was low and provided me with a timeline of incremental raises over the course of 12 months, I still felt that the cap pay at 12 months ($17.50) was far too little as I know other production/labs often start at that rate or higher. I do feel that this position would be best suited for a college student or recent college grad. You can learn a lot in a chill and flexible work environment, but if you're overqualified it can be a little bit of a drag.