Pros
You will see some amazing young talent with great work ethics, who are able to be team players and value input from team members. You will experience and witness how NOT to manage employees first-hand. No management handbook could give you better ‘don’t’ examples. This is quite ironic considering the fact their slogan is ‘we make it great at work’.
Cons
Lack of professionalism, transparency, and authenticity: Managers praise and applaud you for your work in one minute, then switch it up in the next due to political motives (especially when they decide you should be fired for whatever reason). Out of nowhere, you receive critique without any valid arguments but flimsy statements like ‘we are not sure you are the right fit’. On a regular basis, you will find out about people getting fired without proper communication and transparency from management. Lack of good management and leadership: Bad-mouthing former and current colleagues in front of the entire team are a way of exemplifying what is not wanted. Oftentimes you will hear managers advertising an open-door policy stating that you can approach them about anything, but when you do, you quickly realize how political everything is and how performance is reviewed in a highly subjective manner. Putting in long work hours daily is valued more than being efficient. If you do not get along with the ‘right’ people, you will not be promoted. Lack of fair compensation and work-life balance: Performance reviews are far from being objective and are primarily based on your manager liking you and how well you fit into the company’s mold. Sitting in the office long hours > efficiency. Lack of diversity: If you pitch your own ideas, suggestions on new processes or provide critical feedback on existing ones, which don’t match with the manager’s/company’s view, you end up on the blacklist. If you agree with everything that is said and done, you may have chances of belonging to the ‘inner circle’.
