Avantages
A few positives I've endured include flexibility when it comes to taking time off and needing to step away for appointments, receiving a fairly decent variety of creative projects to complete, and learning additional aspects of the design process such as production and client interaction, for example.
Inconvénients
If you're contemplating joining AND's creative department, I strongly advise you to seek another place of employment if at all possible. Upper management will definitely make it seem as though AND is a legitimate place to work on the surface, but after a bit of time, you'll realize how mistreated people are. The absence of effective communication and organization coming from upper management is lacking tremendously to the point where you'll constantly feel as though you're your own account manager, and from my experience, I can guarantee you will not be valued or recognized for doing as much work as you will be doing. It's also important to point out that end-of-year bonuses are non-existent, and although the projects you will be completing make this company an immense amount of income, you will never see it in your paycheck no matter how hard you work. Furthermore, I often found the number of empty promises given by upper management incredibly embarrassing. For example, they may promise you plans for a company outing, team building activities, "much-needed time off", or filming funny content for the company Instagram account, however, these promises occur on a monthly basis and fall flat almost immediately. Upper management could care less about making sure you're taken care of or that you have a life outside of the workplace for that matter (yes, upper management frequently enjoys calling, texting, and emailing you after business hours). You're there to essentially pump out work and make the owners money, but again, you will never see it in your paycheck. All in all, AND is a messy, unorganized workplace filled with confusion and disarray where every project you receive will somehow be "HOT" or "URGENT" and the design process is a thing of the past when it should never be. Brainstorming as a team and getting the chance to develop successful content for a project means nothing to upper management. They love to make unrealistic promises to clients without thinking about the designers and their process first. The amount of times us designers have voiced our opinion on this is astonishing, but once more, the creative department will always be put on the back burner.