My Conclusion - Experienced CMT

I ran into a thread below a few days ago and decided to read some of it, even though I didn't know anything about the MTSO being discussed and had never even heard of them until now. At first I was leaning toward the opinion that they had some things they need to change, although that's the case with any company in any business, not just MT. There is no perfect company, and no perfect people, employers or employees.

As the discussion continued on, it looked more like a vicious attack with no facts substantiating the claims being made, although some of the more reasonable and appropriate messages did have some points that sound credible to me.

Then the discussion degenerated into nothing but one or two people making accusations against anyone who said anything favorable. That was a turning point for me. The ridiculous ones were easy to pick out and have no credibility at all. For example, if a message includes the words "suit" in it, that's most likely a hysterical reaction with no informational value. You won't find facts there, just childish behavior. Those are easy to ignore if one is really interested in seeing through the silliness and getting to the truth.

My final conclusion is, just like any other company, some people will find it a good place to work and others won't. The deciding factor for me was when I asked myself whether I would want any of these people working for me, regardless of whether they were pro or con about the MTSO in question. I thought there were some reasonable people on both sides, but the "suits" messages and the "I'm Starving But I'm Staying" messages convinced me that I would, if I were looking for a job, apply with them and give them a try.  My conclusion is that they probably do need to make some changes, but what they are doing is working for some, and I believe it would work for me, because I'm motivated enough to make it work. 

At any rate, that's how I came out on it and I respect the reasonable views of others who have come to a different conclusion. I'm not looking for a job and I'm not going to work for them anyway, but it was an interesting exercise in internet politics.

Good luck to everyone, whether you work there, used to work there, plan to work there, wish you didn't work there, or would never work there.