Pros
Benefits: 100% free medical and dental (no vision) PPO, HSA / FSA options. instant-vest 401K, with 100% match up to 5% of annual pay. $1000 gift card for your Birthday, and $500 gift card for Christmas (Both are income, and you will pay taxes on them) Free stuff / discounts: 40% Discount to Reebok. Free seminar attendance. (usually) 1 free pair of shoes at the games, plus a small gift bag from Reebok, usually some shirts and shorts. Free protein, gum, and good coffee in the Scotts Valley office. Work Life Balance: Great people to work around - Everyone loves CrossFit. Working too hard is seen as a negative, so a pretty liberal work-life balance. Fully stocked gym on site in Scotts Valley.
Cons
Its owned by ONE man, and ONE man only. -Greg Glassman owns the company. There is no board, no empowered COO. Employees chase lots of shiny objects for no reason. -You will never get any kind of bonus, or equity. -Career advancement is non-existent unless you are a CrossFit OG - or a personal friend / spouse of senior management. Business Stuff: -HR in general is pretty ineffective, and usually focus more on trying not to get the Company sued, and less on taking care of the employees. -It is a very Male-Driven culture. 'Male-Anatomy' drawn all over the walls, a general disrespect of women is rampant. 'Fraternization' between very senior members of the company and their staff is common. Management: -Senior employees in the company are generally poor managers, and have very little skill at managing employees. -Middle managers aren't given any training, and generally lack any skill at personnel, fiscal, and time management. -Management in general is perfectly happy to hire someone based on their love of CrossFit and burn them out while they discover how dysfunctional the company is. -For SKILLED employees, (People with a degree, previous experience in a field, etc) pay is substandard and wages are uncompetitive. -Employees without normally marketable skills (interns, helpdesk, 'generic workers') they are paid better than competitive for entry level work, making it hard to leave. -For all employees, training and career progression are completely ignored. -A 'weed and feed' mentality on employee turnover. Rounds of layoffs every 18-24 months like clockwork as the company overspends without corresponding growth.