Pros
CDC is an amazing company to work for with great staff and a great leadership team. During the COVID shut down, I personally saw how hard CDC fought to not lay off any of the employees, and were in fact able to give increases to everybody at the beginning of the year. Employees also taking time off for COVID-related illness or personal family issues were paid, and in cases of sickness, were sent food to their homes. They also provided everybody with individually wrapped masks to make sure everything was sanitary and safe. CDC also works hard to create a fun-filled work environment. Every birthday is celebrated here, and new employees are given welcome items. Every holiday is also celebrated, and the leadership goes above and beyond to make every event incredibly special. For instance, every employee was paid to go enjoy a day at the fair and given parking and spending money. When there is a holiday or celebration, they go out of their way to make sure everything is special. From providing breakfast all week, snacks, games with prizes, and a large party with food and activities. I also noticed how at the parties the partners walk around making sure everybody has food. They also walk around with dessert trays to make sure everybody is taken care of. This was especially surprising to me when I started, because I have never seen another company where the CEO walks around with food and makes sure everybody is served. These are just a few examples of what CDC does to take care of its employees. For myself personally, I have come to a few of the partners to discuss my own personal issues. They supported me and treated me with the utmost respect and privacy. As somebody who comes from a different industry, it is very uncommon to be able to talk personally with the leadership of a company and have them care about your feelings and who you are. The employees of this company are also caring and great to work with. The environment of CDC encourages you to build strong friendships and be close to the people you work with. The people training me took the time to explain things to me. They would also drop their work to show me how to do something or answer my questions. Even employees I don’t know well will run over in the kitchen to help me if I accidentally drop something or if I’m setting something up for our parties. At the end of the day, this company goes above and beyond to show how much their employees mean to them. They expect you to work hard, but they also reward you just as much and really care and love each employee. I was working in a different industry and happened to take a detour to CDC, and now I never want to leave! I have never been at a company with such great people. I think that says a lot about who runs CDC and what they stand for.
Cons
There are no cons, I worked with multiple other companies that don’t care about you or how you feel about things. I feel appreciative to be here.