Vantaggi
- Fast and Stimulating: The manufacturing clients that Domain consults with are always seeking new, more efficient ways of making products. It's a race, and if you want to provide competent support to those running the race, you must keep learning.
- "Work Smart": Domain uses some pretty advanced automation, data management, and deep insight tools that free me from tedious, repetitive tasks and give a clear picture of the company's health, as well as clients and the industry. This has been so, so important to the decisions that I, and my colleagues make.
- Usuals: Remote work, excellent medical/dental/vision, retirement + employer matching, various retail memberships, generous compensation, wide family obligation flexibility.
- Incredible Opportunities: I've been able to meet some of the most accomplished, influential, and interesting people alive--executives in Fortune 500 companies, TED speakers, CERN engineers, authors, and once, even my favorite Vulcan from the Star Trek franchise.
Svantaggi
- Fast and Getting Faster: This line of work is not for everyone. I wish I could say, "anyone can do this job", but it's just not true. The fast-paced environment can sometimes lead to high-pressure situations.
- There can be a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with the supply chain, product lifecycle management (both as software, and as strategy), and manufacturing processes. It's not impossible--I, and several others, began this way. But it can feel overwhelming for a while.