Pros
Flexibility in remote work arrangements and periodic in-person meetings is a significant plus. Salaries are decent, not great but not horrible. Benefits are awesome! 90% of health insurance being paid for by the company. 401K match. Standard PTO, but, like, 13 company-wide holidays, including MLK, Juneteenth, Indigenous People's Day. And they will randomly just give days off. WFH stipend. Most colleagues, including the CEO, are genuinely great people. The CEO, in particular, has an 'everyman' quality, engaging and personable at company events, though his connection to the day-to-day operations seems tenuous.
Kontras
For a company whose purpose is largely educating/training its members, it's ironic and disappointing that internal team training and professional development are severely undervalued. The nonexistent professional development budget and a lack of structured onboarding leave employees to fend for themselves, resulting in a haphazard and often outdated knowledge transfer process. Leadership's stance on training, or the apparent lack thereof, can be discouraging for those eager to grow with the company. The executive team, frankly, is a letdown. Despite claims of valuing diversity, leadership positions lack genuine representation, creating an echo chamber of similar perspectives. The fixation on annual bonuses appears to overshadow any real commitment to strategic growth or employee well-being. This leadership disconnect manifests in rushed decisions, unrealistic expectations on already stretched teams, and a tendency to throw money at problems without proper due diligence, or employ third-party vendors to do work that could easily be done in-house with proper training or more targeted hiring practices, which they also tend to farm out to recruitment agencies. The company's penchant for meetings and constant restructuring adds to the chaos, leaving teams feeling understaffed and unsupported. It's as if meetings are more about justifying positions than achieving productive outcomes.