Pros
The casual dress code is pretty great and some managers offer young and talented employees the latitude to work on independent/more interesting projects. I enjoyed having the flexibility to set my own schedule. uShip is a good transition employer. If you're graduating from college but want to keep that lifestyle for another year or two, this is a good place to work. You'll have a laid back job and walk away with some decent resume bullet points.
Cons
HR oversells the "start-up" benefits. The all-you-can-eat lunches are pretty bad. Want to see pre-cubed chicken poured from a plastic bag in a pot and covered in grease and salt? It's pretty gross, and a great way to put on the uShip 15. The monthly happy hours are just an excuse to get blacked-out drunk and act like frat boys. The first few are fun to watch and then the behavior is just sad and embarrassing. I saw several men make inappropriate passes at female coworkers, and HR has done little curb this aggressive behavior towards women. HR even told one woman to "stop being so nice and pretty." There is little upward mobility here. The "perks" attract young talent out of college who move on in a year or two because, although titles may change, actual job duties don't. The pay is also pretty low. Management frequently loses focus, micromanages, and doesn't seem honest with employees. The All-Hands meetings are used to indoctrinate, not inform. I don't know anyone who took them seriously. There are a lot of "hand wavers" at the VP level; they assign pointless/minute tasks across departments to make it seem like they're accomplishing something, when really they impede the efficiency of the employees with whom they work. The developers are treated like princes; the rest of the departments lack funds, are overworked and treated as extraneous members of the 'Ship. Morale has nose-dived in recent months, and I would expect a large exodus of employees soon.