Pros
- Members of the public see our 1Password shirts and come tell us how much they love our product. On sales calls prospective business clients tell us how they've been using our consumer product for years and they're a huge fan. It's incredible that a password manager (although it's becoming so much than that) has this kind of following. - The product is leading the pack in the password manager market. - The company genuinely cares about customers (both consumer and corporate). - The senior leadership genuinely care about the staff and treat them more like family. - Employee turnover at 1Password is very low and speaks volumes of what it's like to work here. - We've successfully transitioned from a small team to a rapidly growing enterprise. - Annual Caribbean cruise. Every spring we all get to work together on a cruise ship for a week. This is definitely a highlight, and bears no resemblance to the awkward "forced fun" that other companies conjure up to show off how good their culture apparently is. I hope we can cruise again when the global pandemic has been brought under control.
Cons
It's hard work keeping up with the growth and change. At times it feels like you're changing the world, but there are moments where it's overwhelming as there's so much still to do. If you join 1Password, especially in a more senior role, you will need to be energetic and ready for continuous change. With team members in different time zones, you will be getting emails and DM's all day from dawn to dusk. So it's important to build walls around your time away from the laptop.