Pros
The Company is doing well, and the growth is exciting. The products and programs are innovative, and the mission is noble. There are some fun perks, and a lot of great people.
Cons
As some other reviews have mentioned, the Organization is extremely sales-focused, and rewards sloppy and inappropriate behavior, as long as it results in a sale. Then, Finance and other administrative teams are expected to deal with the sloppiness and all of the headaches that it creates, no matter what it takes. The end result is extremely long hours and ZERO work-life balance for those teams. The group that I worked in was very focused and everyone seemed to have the best of intentions, but the support from upper management was severely lacking. Additionally, within the department, the work seemed to be very unevenly distributed, with certain people working all of the time while others seemed to spend alot of time chatting, gossiping and even drinking in the office regularly. The Controller encouraged and even participated in that behavior, so I got the impression that was normal and expected, but it seemed very abnormal to me. There were quite a few times where I, and members of my team, worked extreme hours to meet deadlines, while others spent a lot of time drinking and goofing off, which made it very difficult to stay motivated. There was a dependency on outside contractors just to keep up with all the work, but it sometimes caused some confusion regarding reporting relationships, and it occasionally seemed like the contractors were treated better than actual employees - which also seemed abnormal to me. Overall, I probably would not recommend this Company for Finance folks, unless you enjoy working ALOT of hours, or you’re an alcoholic - then you’d fit in perfectly.
