Pros
I had my anniversary at Dataminr a few weeks ago and I honestly could not be happier. I am part of a great team, have friends throughout the organization from varying departments and I make good money working with a product that I can genuinely get excited about. While this may not be my true ikigai it's coming close. -Great pay -Work-life balance -Meritocracy -Smart coworkers -I like what I do -A product that is completely one of a kind, we don't really have true competitors... -Under-rated perks like full-access to the work desk setup of your dreams -Other standard startup perks like happy hours, food in office etc.
Cons
-Communication between departments can lack on occasion. -Lack of support for fringe efforts, mostly due to being a (late-stage) startup and not yet having the full processes in place for new ideas or ideas that are on the fringe of core company value. This is improving every day though. -A few of our largest clients can dominate development needs, for good reason, but can cause hold ups if you are outside of that as I am and need something in a rush. -Used to have bi-monthly office massages, this stopped just before I joined and still sad about it.
