Pros
-A diverse and laid back office environment with fun people (at least on the ground floor). -Some of the directors do have your best interest at heart. -Fun projects
Cons
-Though Cashmere hires diverse talent, many employees leave for other companies due to no room for growth or promotion. The picture also looks different when you look at only the profit-share members. -Directors with a decade of experience are veto'ed by exec level management to the detriment of their departments. -Poor staff resourcing and role boundaries. Murky expectations means you'll constantly be pulled in multiple directions, doing work both above and below your capabilities. -Unsupportive environment—departments are stretched thin, poor staffing and ridiculously short timelines set teams up for failure. "Support" amounts to advice to "Make it dope". No investment in leadership. -High burnout rate. Rewards will be dangled in front of you. Founders give a "We're a family" speech and later address layoffs by saying "Those people got us to where we needed to be, but are no longer the people we need." with no further explanation. Don't believe for a second that your 70 hour work weeks will pay off. Restructuring happens at the whim of execs with no input from the people doing the work. -A New York office opened and closed and that was never addressed. -Roles that recruitment was giving referral bonuses for got laid off within the same year. Again: no plan. -No communication, just lip service from leadership. Town halls are used for lengthy leadership biopics, forget receiving a safe forum for feedback or concrete info about agency priorities.