Pros
The people and departmental teams are talented, committed to doing good work, and overall supportive and trustful of each other.
Cons
A lack of transparency, accountability, psychological safety, and empathy from senior leadership, primarily the CEO. He has pushed several people out, and others have resigned after seeing his plans for the company's direction. From an HR perspective, this is a significant red flag. Culturally, the CEO is currently dismantling the place from the inside. Major workplace changes have been enacted without input or communication with other stakeholders, and as a result, divisiveness and cynicism are now widespread among the employees who remain. It's remarkable that just a few months ago, before Stultz was introduced as full-time CEO, this was a family-oriented, positive, flexible, and highly productive workplace. Now there is a dark cloud hanging over it, and many of the people who made it great are leaving or have gone. Yet another red flag. In what seems to be a doubling down on the idea that this mission-based organization should function like a sports team or military unit, "encouragement" messages have begun appearing on campus screens, reading things like "Today you are walking into a battleship. Man your station well!" This kind of messaging is so disconnected from both the employees and the mission of the organization that it's almost hard to believe.