Pros
I've been around long enough in this Industry and to a certain extent with Flexport to truly value what Flexport offers its employees. As TechCrunch called it, freight forwarding is unsexy, but that's the best part and why this is an amazing opportunity. The key to success at Flexport is taking the time and effort to understand how the freight forwarding world really operates at its current state. Once, anyone understands that part, its hard to not be passionate about what Flexport's trying to solve. Make no mistake, it isn't going to be easy, the freight forwarding eco-system is extremely manual and like pulling teeth. Change doesn't come over-night and often times, you will have to play along in the manual environment to eventually effect change down the line with our stakeholders. If you are looking to work at a tech startup that is striving hard to effect change and disrupt an extremely old fashioned industry, then this is your place. As for the workplace environment itself, having worked in conventional freight forwarding in other parts of the country, I greatly appreciate all the perks here! Fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks aside from breakfasts, catered in lunches, full on with a salad bar and dessert. People who work here are extremely smart, come from diverse backgrounds and multi-talented. This place definitely motivates you to be a better person everyday.
Cons
This is a new company trying to disrupt an old industry! At times, you would feel like you've hit a brick wall with stakeholders or the kind of work you do. Work can feel mundane during those times. It takes a little soul searching to keep your energy levels up. However, so long as you realize that you aren't alone and the sole purpose of Flexport's existence is to digitize mundane work and automate them away, you'll bounce back. If you are part of the operations team today, you are essentially helping clear the way for driving digitization & automation over time!