Learn to ACTUALLY care about your employees - Administrator CADY Employee Review

2.0
22 Jul 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The people you get to work with are awesome. The majority (but definitely not all) of the people in the studios are hard-working and great to be around. A lot of the photographers become best friends. You also learn a lot in a short period of time so your skills will grow professionally.

Cons

You learn a lot because you will probably be thrown into the fire right away. The pay is NOT at all where it should be for the amount of work you will do. The biggest issue is that it is totally feast or famine. There are no provisions given or care shown to employees during slow seasons. You will work 60 hours a week for a few months then 0 hours for the rest of the year. The lack of work-life balance is what drove me away from this job. Organization from corporate needs A LOT of improvement. many, many times a decision was made last minute that the photography department just had to figure out how to make happen. Changes were made company-wide without enough prep or training or structure. They are growing way too fast to keep up with. I feel like this is a company that tries to pretend like they care about taking care of employees but then doesn't follow through.

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Cons

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2.0
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Cons

CADY appears to be led by individuals who lack a clear understanding of how to effectively run a business. The company promotes a “welcoming” culture, but in practice, it often feels performative and rooted in outdated or uncomfortable approaches. The environment within the Innovation Center is consistently tense. Teams frequently experience internal friction, and HR maintains a highly visible presence that can feel more like surveillance than support. In October 2025, Josh Cady abruptly eliminated the work-from-home policy with no transition period. This decision left many employees scrambling to adjust, particularly those who relied on remote flexibility for childcare and other responsibilities. The PTO policy is notably limited for a company of this size, and the absence of dedicated sick days only adds to employee strain. Removing remote work mid-year, while offering minimal time off, reflects a lack of consideration for employee well-being. Daily interactions can also feel forced. For example, employees are greeted each morning by HR in a way that often comes across as insincere rather than welcoming. Overall, CADY feels disorganized, undercompensates its employees, and provides minimal benefits, contributing to a challenging and unsupportive work environment.

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