Pros
-Pay and benefits are fairly good. -Many opportunities to participate in highly visible projects. -Local team was very close knit, didn't feel like a 'big company'. -There are people who truly want to make things work. -Flexible work schedule for some (not me) -Recent change in leadership showed signs of a change in direction (for the better)
Kontras
-The workforce in general seems beaten down and tired. A culture of squeezing every ounce of productivity out of one person has led to some great people becoming burnt out and helpless. People are forced into doing the job of 2 or 3, often doing tasks that are not related to their core job and tend to be dissatisfiers. Often positions have no 'back-up', so you either don't take days off, work on your vacation, or have everything break down in your absence. -Myopic focus on the financials has taken its toll on the employee (see above) and product. It has created a culture of hiring temporary/contract workers to avoid cost of benefits. -The company is steered by German Leadership which is wholly disconnected from the US operations...which leads to.... -Multiple layers of approval are needed to do anything. This creates a slow moving, cumbersome company that cannot react to industry changes...which leads to... -The company just feels antiquated. From product offerings to employee resources. HR Systems are poorly implemented, purchasing processes are vague and not intuitive. -Changing industry to LED has left this 'manufacturing' company struggling to remain relevant. OSI is still very much a manufacturing company when it needs to be a technology company. -This is a big one. Company culture lacks the incentive for young workers with new ideas to join up. Millennials are few and far between. Those that have joined the company stick out like a sore thumb. There is very little training in place to help young workers develop the skills they need to become future leaders.
