Pros
Let me preface by saying that I did not want to leave Etekcity, but due to some life changes, I had to quit, at least temporarily. I wish I could still work there. I worked for Etekcity for well over 2 years and it has been one incredible journey. While working here, I've learned so much about how a business operates and the different functions of a company. We learn from each other and are allowed to experiment with different marketing strategies and concepts. Being a small-ish company, there is room to try on different hats and venture outside of your own job title. This leads to people eventually making changes in their career path. Career paths are also starting to be laid down so when you start, to know you can work towards higher positions as you learn and progress through the company. They also just implemented some crazy nice benefits (platinum-level). Everyone was super excited for the amount of benefits we were getting, I was super excited when they started giving us a bunch of free food and snacks. On top of that, they've always been super flexible with scheduling and work hours. I have had a lot of things going on in my life and I've never had to worry about how time off or strange schedule requests would affect my standing with the company. This company rewards action, at least for the marketing team. They understand that certain areas need room for experimentation and innovation in order to push forward. That's how we end up with award-winning products and super high-quality marketing materials. There's been some organizational changes recently that include new management positions and I am really excited to see how they can take Etekcity to the next level. The company has brought on and is bringing in really experienced industry professionals to keep them moving onward and upward. As a whole, the atmosphere is great and I always got the sense that we were one big team working toward the same goals. It's definitely a youthful and inclusive environment, with people taking time to go out together in the evenings or on the weekends. Also, a few people have had the opportunity to go work abroad in other Etekcity offices. I was able to spend a few months last summer traveling with Etekcity, meeting and working with international coworkers. Overall, Pros include: work environment/atmosphere, teammates, management, benefits, opportunities, food.
Cons
Although the new management is changing this, it is a very fast-paced environment and can be a sink-or-swim kind of situation. From my experience, people either leave quickly or stick around for quite a while. I attribute it to attitude and readiness. Be ready to work and learn quickly. I don't know if it has changed because there haven't been many new hires on the marketing team recently, but there wasn't much of an onboarding phase. You are expected to figure it out as you go. I think it just goes back to the type of person you are. For someone like me, I was able to take on the challenge and take everything in stride; some others just don't like that type of work environment. In the beginning, work hours were EXTREMELY flexible, it was possible to work a lot from home or stay until 5 or 6 in the morning. Recently, they’ve started to limit this flexibility. I like working late at night because it's easier to concentrate, but they're starting to only have the office open from 9-7 or 8. Overall, still really flexible for most people.