Not a great place for IT, use as a stepping stone
Pros
*Great IT Team in Toronto *Toronto will train and help out as much as possible *Great IT management *Vacation time is better than most places *Good job to use as "stepping stone
Cons
*Low pay for System Admin job, more like 1st level support *You will be alone, only IT person in the office, can get boring real easy *IT is treated like 2nd class in an Engineer-filled office *Southfield Office went from 100+ to 50 in less than a year, be prepared for possible layoff *As I said above, the job is more like 1st level support. Day to day you will be resetting passwords and unlocking accounts mostly. *IT Management told me I was 1st level support after I tried to get a raise, yet the local manager said I was the IT Manager and I did IT Manager-related jobs, confusing. *No career plan for IT at all when I was there. Want a promotion? Move to Toronto *Remember, this is an engineering firm, IT is not their top priority and you will see this first hand.