Pros
- Employees who come to ION through acquisitions are generally professional, competent, and good coworkers. - Employees who come into ION through Leadership Training programs are treated like royalty, and given many perks acquired Employees do not get. - You're rewarded with additional workload if you survive annual layoffs - If you apply for an open job, know that the CEO approves every job opening and job offer because he is a control freak, so you may wait a while to get an offer
Cons
- The CEO is the most unethical professional I've ever worked for. His blatant disregard for following employment laws and finacial regulations is incredible. - The CEO surrounds himself with yes men. No one challenges him, because his temper is legendary and he pays them well. The incompetent ones sometimes leave, but are replaced by another suck-up. - The non-compete agreement employees must sign lists every competitor - and they will try to enforce it, which means you're a prisoner - The US HR team is almost non-existent, Good people, but no support for HR, so they basically just keep the lights on. - So many good companies have been acquired by ION, decimated, and limp along as a shell of what they once were. Employees become demoralized and leave in droves. - ION sucks the cash/capital out of every new acquisition to feed the next acquisition. The greed is incredible, and they are leveraged beyond comprehension.