Pros
I took a role at Schellman after having spent many years in other industries. What drew me to the company, which has been reinforced tenfold since joining, was the culture. I love that I work with and for people who truly believe people come first and if you take care of people, people take care of each other and our customers. The benefits are far better than I have ever had anywhere else: outstanding medical benefits with the employee share being much lower than every company I've worked for, incredible PTO, company wide holiday weeks, summer hours, no meeting Friday afternoons and many more. I think it's amazing I feel I can do my best work every day and am supported by my peers, my team and frankly everyone I've come into contact with at Schellman. The people here make the company great. It took about a month for me to realize I wasn't just told things that sounded great so I'd take the job...they almost undersold it compared to what it's really like. I love it here...I can't imagine working anywhere else. I think as the company grows, there will be many opportunities for people to grow into.
Cons
The hardest part for any company of our size is change. We're going through a period of sustained growth but are preparing to grow at a level that requires change not everyone is comfortable with. I've been at enough companies in this position to know this is just how it is when you're preparing to scale so while a "con", there's a "pro" hidden inside this con. If it were utopia we would be able to grow without having to make changes that allow us to scale but that's not reality. I look forward to the day when the "growing pains" are behind us but I have faith in the leadership team. I've been through this before so I know it's not easy to go through this stage of evolution.
