Pros
Location, being close to Rockridge BART station since parking spots for employees are limited. The pretty residential neighborhood offers lots of walking routes for noontime exercise. Employee health benefits are good. Many folks stay for the pension benefits. One Friday off a month is in addition to the dozen paid holidays.
Cons
New management may think they are “improving” the company culture or making things more efficient. They are applying the practices of much larger companies, which when used in a lean and mean 70+/- staff size end up being more red tape. The heart and soul of the founders are nowhere to be found as employees now are treated as just expenses that affect the bottom line and they continue to find ways to cut the expenses. New management forgot that before the sale of a sub company, things got done on efficiently and timely even WITH EVERY OTHER FRIDAY OFF! Yes, that one other Friday off was taken away. Employees are reeling from multiple changes being implemented in a short period of time. HR is mostly unresponsive to emails when that is her preferred method to communicate. Even the tenant (leased space in the building) is wondering why employees are not as happy. She sees everyone running around busy and stressed. New management are losing the trust of many of the staff after the 2nd round of layoffs in 2018, (first one happened years ago) which they called “restructuring”. Favored employees don’t get reprimanded as strongly as the others. So many instances of unfair situations to mention. In turn, much of the employee loyalty and pride in the company has been reduced to just sticking around for the benefits.
