Pros
It may take you some time to find them but there are honest, loyal, and ethical people at Blueprint who genuinely care about what they are doing and genuinely care about supporting and developing those around them. Unfortunately, this group of individuals is in the minority and there are very few in leadership roles. Several have either left the company recently or are in the process of looking for an ethical employer who will reciprocate that loyalty.
Cons
When the fool realizes that the water is too cold, he turns on the hot water. However, the hot water takes a while to arrive, so the fool simply turns the hot water all the way up, eventually scalding himself. Blueprint is the fool in this review and they are in the middle of scalding themselves. They are no longer acting as an educated change agent, both with their clients and within their own walls. Blueprint takes (far too much) pride in how quickly they move and how quickly they grew, but whether they choose to acknowledge it, they are no longer a startup. And they no longer have the luck they once had. Despite the lists they shove down your throat, they are no longer growing. I’d encourage you to check back in 18 months to see how things are going. Joining this company is a risk... but if you do, it won’t take you long to learn Blueprint is chock-full of nepotism top to bottom. I have seen close friends of those at the top cherry-picked for promotions and hand selected to fill roles that were once posted internally/externally so everyone had the opportunity to apply. The practice of giving employees visibility into new opportunities and a fair and equal chance to apply within the company is no longer followed consistently. If you are close friends with senior leadership in the company or they happen to like you because you agree with everything they say, you will do well at Blueprint. If you don’t voice an opinion that is contrary to senior leadership, you will do well at Blueprint. Conformity is expected and rewarded. They are looking for people who will do exactly how they want to do things with a smile on their face. Questioning direction or expressing concerns about that direction in any way is highly frowned upon, even if your intent is to protect the company. This is legitimately the type of place that promotes and encourages Stepford employees. If you are currently working for Blueprint and reading this, I’d encourage you to ignore what the “Leadership Team” says and start looking closely at the actions they take and the actions being taken by those in leadership positions across the company. Do you know how they got there? Did they earn it or was it handed to them? Question things like this (quietly) and look at those who are leaving the company and ask them why they’re leaving if you get the chance. Do this with a critical eye and you’ll likely begin to see that the “core values” and “pillars of excellence” the LT preaches are merely a facade created by smoke and mirrors. How are the H2 initiatives coming along? P.S. - The first letter in ADP stands for Automatic. Payroll is not missed for an entire company because of “issues” with ADP. Excuses about payroll from your employer are a smokescreen for other serious issues.
