Avantages
The benefits are decent: low cost premiums for healthcare, discounted movie tickets, subsidized transit benefits.
Inconvénients
For an association dedicated to training and development, they do a pretty poor job training their employees. I was employed at ATD for only a year, but I felt that I could never grasp the essential responsibilities of my job. There was little oversight from my boss, who was not an effective leader, and could not effectively train me. There was also not a clear pathway for advancement. People are afraid of Tony, the CEO, because like many of the former disgruntled employees have mentioned, chooses favorites. If you are not upper management, or someone who is in direct contact with him, he has little interest in getting to know you. In all of my years working for various companies, I've never encountered this with a leader. It's appalling, and I'm frankly surprised he's still there. I really wish I could say I enjoyed my time at ATD, but the best thing that came out of it was my job that came after.