Nothing.
They throw money at problems, hoping something will stick. Like employment – new hires got overpaid while staff who came from Dept. of Commerce earned less while doing the same job. The place is run by VP's who do not have the leadership skills or practical industry knowledge it takes to administer tens of millions of tax payers dollars. Tons of infighting; others have likened it to "a bunch of kids playing in a sandbox, none of them capable of sharing or getting along."
Constant turnover (40%+), supervisors that lack leadership and effective management skills, bloated upper management, daily depression and anxiety for most who work here.
Leadership is severely lacking; they have hired outside organizations to come in and educate/train them; wasting taxpayers money and the efforts of others.
There are people, and departments, that are known for not working well with others, spreading gossip and purposefully stabbing others in the back. There are a number of departments within, each run by a VP, and each is completely isolated from the others in most day-to-day matters.
Upper management loves to say that they constantly are communicating, however they do not communicate what concerns the vast majority of other people employed.
Any new hires seen were between the ages of 25-35 for lower positions, middle-aged WASPs for upper management positions.
This is were good people go to have their careers killed. Only the terribly untalented thrive.
By far, the highlight because typically the WEDC's attitude is to "throw money" at a problem – so if they need a position filled (which is about every 3 weeks), they will just throw money and state benefits to lure someone in. However, within 3 months you either fit in, or regret it and no amount of money will make your choice any better.
IT tech support is terrible and constantly changing protocols. Upper management also subscribes to the same ethos of just "making it up as they go."
Pressure is given top-down to work until "the job is done," however, typically the process is so terrible, work gets scrapped late in the game or worse yet, gets overblown by egotistical managers who want something done that doesn't need to be done.
Just read the newspapers. Google them. Seriously. There hardly isn't a single nice news article written.
There is no job security for a place so highly scrutinized and close to being dissolved.
There is an elevator in the building. Building maintenance is good.
Absolutely not. There were literally only a handful of projects there that truly helped small businesses and would be supported by any in the public sector.
No. They have very, very few of any ethnic background working there. Anyone who reads the paper knows that the business goals of this organization is Corporate Welfare.
There is very little to like.
There is too much to explain in detail what there isn't to like. Just simply avoid this place at all costs.
