Pros
- High-intensity environment of high-caliber people working to solve an important problem - Morale is generally very good; people are excited about coming to work each day - Lots of moving parts, so good exposure to others' work and ample opportunities to learn new things. - High levels of transparency from the top; everyone is very approachable - Global workforce; it's fun to collaborate with others all over the world... not many startups can offer that kind of experience. - Customers really seem to like us and what we're building; employees seem to have a lot of pride in working for Flexport.
Cons
- Growing pains; nothing unusual really, but sometimes things get delayed a bit or there are lapses in communication. Alternatively, the lack of perfectly formalized structure or processes is ultimately a good thing. - Average comp. and benefits... nothing crazy like some of the other companies in the area. Talent acquisition/retention does not seem to be suffering from this, though.