Pros
To me, working at Springboard, in a nutshell, means: collaborating and growing alongside a competent, respectful, and values-aligned team. I joined when the team was 1/3 its current size. It’s been an intense and super rewarding journey, with lots of highlights: a team offsite abroad (and another one in a few weeks), "remote work weeks," a move out of WeWork to our very own office, a Series A raise, several new course launches, our first-ever user conference, celebrating Halloween and Friendsgiving, getting to speak live with the students and mentors who dial in to our all-hands meetings... What I love most about working here is: (1) I see our core company values in action on a daily basis: people care about our mission, about humanness and relationships, about their own learning and professional development, and about striving for excellence and taking ownership. (2) It’s not just the “highlights” above that I appreciate, but also the loud laughter at our team lunches, the hugs when someone gets back from vacation, the ridiculous Slack emojifests... Time flies when you’re having fun, they say! :-) One other point of pride and happiness for me is seeing so many women in key positions on the team. Not every company can boast that, even outside of tech.
Cons
We’re an ambitious team that’s out to do good in the world *and* win in the marketplace... Plus, there are always more ideas than there is time... And the devil’s in the details. So net net, we have a high need for hustle and grit, which can sometimes mean a long workday (including calls with the other office in off-hours). Classic #startuplyfe! It helps to remind myself that this is a marathon, not a sprint, and to make sure to take downtime with family, friends, and activities when I need to get away from my computer (whether that's a couple of hours, or a few days, at a time)!
