Pros
A pro is that when they forced us to work until 2 am, they at least didn't chain us to our desks, even though sometimes it felt like they would. Insurance is barely covered in the benefits, but some therapy was covered, which was much needed while working here!
Cons
The root cause of every problem at this company lies 100% with the CEO. I've never felt so stressed, terrified and unsafe in my life while working here. The CEO somehow felt compelled to have his nose in every project and conversation, regardless of the team or staff level. One day he could be berating a senior architect for hours and the next day be bothering an intern for the day. Which was always so interesting to me. I always wondered why someone with so much experience and talent had to be spending his time with junior level staff... don't they have their own managers? I'll never understand the creepy obsession! It was always so scary to walk in every morning not knowing who the CEO would latch onto and find a reason to lose their mind on them. An awful amount of loud yelling and screaming, loads of profanity. It's an abusive environment that is hard on your head and wellbeing. It was really disturbing to see hard-working people with families and personal lives have to deal with such a terrible boss. He goes off on weird power trips where anything he says goes, and if you don't like it, you're fired. One time he fired someone for taking a laptop home to do work! It was so crazy. Huge boys club. Lots of 50s era vibes going on here. Yes, you know what I mean. Benefits are weak. PTO is like the worst I've ever seen in this country. They don't even give summer Fridays... like come on, it's NYC! All of NYC does that. They monitor your computer use. One time I got scolded for being on Facebook. LOL They monitor your time in and out of the office. Good luck trying to ever leave before 6 PM. I had to get manager approval to take an extra-long lunch break to say bye to my sister who was moving to another country. LOL Anyway, good luck with the job search! Feel blessed knowing you're not gonna work here, because honey, you don't want to!