Ventajas
Perks galore: - Free lunches - catered food trucks on Thursdays, stocked fridges (even beers), etc. I like food thumbs up! - Car washes weekly - Yay clean car while I work! - Break areas - ping-pong, video games, pool table, gym, yoga, etc. – Fun stuff! - Company outings - they throw decent parties – I like to dance! - Crucial conversations – You get trained by the CEO himself, he’s so good at it. Woohoo!!! New skill to add on resume! Caveat, you’ll need it!
Desventajas
So really, I mean really, read the positive reviews with a grain of salt. They are textbook scripted from the Executives Playbook, talk of company culture, transparency, accountability, ability to (insert finger quotes here) PIVOT (end finger quotes here)… I mean really who writes like that here??? Scripted with no character or anything real that is negative about the company. I really question the quality of the reviews here. When you have to remind everyone of company culture and try so hard to sell it, then you are trying to be something you’re not and there are destined to be some problems ahead. So if you like the free lunches, fun environment, and a clean car, I mean who doesn't right? Oops sounds like a positive is this in the wrong category??? Well no, but maybe, let me continue… If you like those things and let it distract you from the lack of real direction and lack meaningful products then you’ll be fine, but if you really care about viability, long term growth, and a real future then you’ll be sorely disappointed here. There seems to be a lack of discipline within the organization, money is wasted on perks rather then wisely invested in employees and improving products and services. The company portrays a startup environment still after +5 years, still hasn’t gone public or reached financial stability. The most recent evidence of this is yet another layoff, essentially cashflow issue due to not getting additional funding. I mean if they had a plan and decent forecasting couldn’t this have been avoided??? If there was transparency and accountability wouldn’t this have been communicated to all and/or handled in a more respectful manner with employees in mind??? My co-worker said it best, if they really believed the culture they sell then wouldn’t they have been very up front and communicated the challenges with cash flow, cut the cost of perks (I understand it may not be enough to cut this alone), offered voluntary pay cuts, etc, I’ve weathered a few storms, dotcom boom, recessions, etc and these were all options provided, companies that had real strategy, real culture with transparency, accountability, and (do I dare say it, finger quotes not needed you get it) ability to PIVOT to weather the storm. I agree the market we are in is volatile (but who’s isn’t), the economy is and can be unpredictable but if there is a solid foundation and stability is achieved. Anyways done ranting I think you get the picture I am trying to paint. (sorry its only black and white)