Prós
Some days were not horrible. I wish I could put a real pro here, but from day one, bizzare things happened.
--Every so often being able to view the antiques downstairs was nice, but the women in foreclosures referred to themselves as "Flowers in the Attic."
--The auctioneers (not the owners) were funny, and they helped eliminate the sense of isolation and bad feelings there.
--Work week/days allowed for work life balance, but most were so traumatized it was tough. The job never left your mind. Constant fear...but the work week was 9-5, so technically, that's good.
--Pay was good, benefits ok
Contras
--Belittling behavior, mean, screaming, cursing, constant odd accusations ("Did you put that folder there!" (It may have been at a right angle as opposed to parallel in a spot as someone was reviewing it. Adult women cried in the parking lot or had ranting sessions after work and at lunch on a regular basis. ( I thought it was awesome that they seemed to hire a lot of women who were single, some older. It didn't take long to realize that it was more about hiring people who would keep quiet rather than risk their jobs.)
--Employees were encouraged to tattle on one another. If you didn't tattle, it was assumed that you were covering up mistakes for people. An atmosphere that cultivated paranoia.
--Micro managed to the point of being told how to sit in order to type. (Told to grown women with decades of employment history.)
--Hostage to listening to extreme political opinions. and nasty jokes that were not funny.
--Brothers in a constant state of disagreeing with one another. If you helped a brother handling another department (Real estate, carpets or auctions), you could expect backlash from another brother.