Pros
- Learning quickly, this is the nature of a start-up. There's many opportunities to jump into projects. - Great company culture with a mission you feel good standing behind. - C Suite is very transparent. - Good RTO plan (remote/hybrid/in office), office spaces are nice when you do come in. - Perks are good (WFH stipend, wellness benefit, transportation benefit, remote stipend)
Kontras
- The company has changed a lot from when I joined. Faire has gone from a fast moving start up where you could get in, feel a good sense of camaraderie, learn a lot, get a lot of equity, and be promoted fast. Now things feel bloated as a consequence of their fast growth in 2021. - Impossible work/life balance. I've been doing the job of 3 people and I'm still underpaid. - Very, very little diversity. Most of the diversity is in CX and this is also the group that has the most terminations... - Managers and leaders seldom listen to ICs. Generally, there's little space to push back on ideas and feel comfortable doing so. They also have the final word with Performance Cycle. - Career mobility: Faire overhired in the pandemic, therefore a lot of people are stuck in their current roles and there is no possibility to be promoted or move laterally (especially within Sales, CX, Talent). I've been stagnant for 1+ year with no hopes of moving any time soon based on conversations with management, regardless of my performance. - There isn't a healthy level of attrition. A lot of people are staying at Faire because they have so much $ wrapped up in unvested equity, many of these people would have left if not for this. Not only does Faire do a pretty bad job at managing low performers but there's also many people who are disgruntled in their role who are only staying for equity vesting. This creates a bad culture clash.