Pros
- The people at this company are where it shines. It's a very close-knit group of people who genuinely care about you. - There's a lot of room for internal movement if you're okay with putting in max effort without the proper tools. - It's a great place to learn, especially if you're right out of school. - Small company, so you get direct time with leadership.
Cons
- Startup company mindset without being a startup. For some reason, leadership can't get out of the old, toxic patterns many startups have like grind culture and "we're all a family here" attitudes. This company demands everything quickly and doesn't care care sustainability. - The company culture is poor. When I started, it was healthier. Now it's large workloads with little recognition. Very much an attitude of "keep grinding and don't stop." I wish they celebrated wins. - I grew to very much dislike the upper leadership, mainly COO and CEO. We were told that we were the experts on our projects, but then they'd tell you exactly how to do everything and give you unachievable goals. Very quick to speak and slow to listen. Leadership wants to have every department under their thumb and under complete control that they aren't willing to admit they don't have all of the answers. They should rely on the experience of those actually doing the day-to-day work, not just their own opinions. - Their business outlook is terrible. Everything is on a month-to-month basis. Leadership could tell you to focus all your time on one project for a month then scrap it the next. If they don't see success within a few weeks, they consider the initiative a failure. Definitely not how business projects work. Leadership is so focused on succeeding quickly that they don't care to give you the time or the resources to properly do your job. - From my experience/outlook, leadership is sexist when it comes to promotions. During my time there, at least two male colleagues received promotions while female workers (who had been there longer/were doing just as well) never advanced even though there was the room for their advancement. I don't think leadership feels like they have a preference towards men, but that's exactly what a blind bias is. They need to reconsider how they value their employees. - You will be expected to work without the proper tools. Anything outside of the meager platforms they already have is outside of the question. They aren't willing to invest in the proper tools for you to do your job. Very much a "use what you have" attitude, but their expectations and goals far outshine what can be done with what they gave us.