Vantaggi
+ Vast majority of coworkers are smart, capable, friendly. + Good data and dev technology. If you are not learning, it is by choice. + Work/life balance is pretty healthy outside of holiday season. + Gives back to the community via Worldstock, Pets, etc.
Svantaggi
- Compared to most other public companies, financial gain is a smaller portion of the decision making process. Testing new business models and channels is an executive priority. As a result, company strategy can come across as political and arbitrary. - Hard work and competence is often overlooked if you are not part of the inner circle. - Unprofessional conflict management. The president has no problem publicly humiliating employees or making preposterous personal threats when she has lost her temper. - Open work environment. Rows of desks with nothing in between. It breeds a culture of constant interruption. - High turnover that is not exclusive to the worker bees. There has been a large exodus at the Director and VP level over the last several months.