Pros
The company’s commitment to impact runs very deep, and is a personal passion of the CEO. Nearly everyone is friendly and approachable, and there are many social events planned for those that want to participate. The health care benefits are fairly generous (100% covered for the employee) and the 401k match is also good. With roughly 50 employees, it’s small enough to know everyone and build strong relationships.
Cons
The CEO is very old fashioned in his approach to work/life balance and refuses to allow flexible work arrangements- no ongoing work from home or working away from the main office. This has resulted in recent turnover of millennials and those with young families, and detracts new talent from SF who would need flexibility for dealing with the commute. There have also been some recent issues with sexist comments/behavior from male top-management. The CEO doesn’t seem to take this issue very seriously- I haven’t seen any consequences for those involved, and he doesn’t seem to see the inherent issues with an all-male top-management team. The other main issue is the lack of autonomy for many employees- the CEO and some other top managers often micromanage and get involved too heavily in the day-to-day execution of work. This creates bottlenecks and severely inhibits decision making. Even if you are an established expert in your field, management will often imply that they know better and undermine your expertise. Finally, there have been ongoing issues with work/life balance- many people are over-worked and don’t feel comfortable taking vacations because other team members don’t take theirs. This is getting better but it feels like there’s still a stigma around multi-day vacations.