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5.0
Feb 15, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Coming from a large institutional firm to Bison I didn't know what to expect from the team dynamic but I'm happy to say my apprehensions went out of the window on Day 1. Everyone at Bison is incredibly friendly and helpful - cross-team collaboration and support is a daily occurrence here. Additionally, the management team is dedicated to supporting the personal and professional development and career aspirations of junior employees. Managers meet with team members regularly to ensure that they are enjoying their work and working on projects that interest them. It's a great culture and I love working here.

Cons

The vacation days do not roll over from year to year which is good and bad. The policy is meant to discourage overworking and encourage taking time off each year, but it does not allow you to take a 'big' vacation by rolling over unused days into the next year.

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Cobalt Software Response
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Thanks for your feedback! At Bison, we encourage our employees to take their vacation days each year. This helps make sure that they are taking time for themselves and maintaining a healthy work/life balance.

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Cons

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5.0
Feb 22, 2018
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Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Despite nearly doubling their workforce while I was there, Bison remains a very lean company with little room for residual talent. This means that every Bison employee is trusted with significant responsibility, in all departments, and given the freedom (within reason) to complete tasks with a fair degree of creative autonomy. You will not be micromanaged, you will not be pigeonholed to a few routine assignments, you will not get bored at 3 p.m. everyday. This is a hungry company that diligently identifies culture/role fit during the hiring process and trusts their employees to be dedicated to the same vision and future outlined by management. If you're looking for "1 year until Associate, 2 years until Senior Associate, 4 years until VP, etc..." look elsewhere. Sure, the climb is less defined, but you're treated like a Partner on day 1.

Cons

In my opinion, we spent a frustrating amount of time on ill advised sales techniques with gelatinous messaging. In an effort to innovate and attack product market fit, we fell into gray area value propositions with unthought out angles. Disclaimer: This is not the case today but I would be wary about decision making that can feel like blind darts.

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Cobalt Software Response
8y
Thanks for your feedback. This is always something that is top of mind for us.
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