Vantaggi
I was one of the lucky few who was able to work remotely but there was even a lot of hypocrisy with that. The VP of my department pushed for in-person work even though she was also 100% remote. The benefits were decent, but not great, getting a discount on the merch was cool but that's about it. Otherwise, don't work here unless you like an uphill battle that never ends.
Svantaggi
Managers do not practice what they preach at all. There was a constant "growth mindset" mentality but leadership was never open to new ideas, constantly put you and your ideas down, and was extremely and openly biased and discriminated against new, younger talent. Most of the managers and directors knew each other from Disney which created a huge vortex of nepotism and favoritism that was very obviously felt throughout the entire team. No one was provided the opportunity to learn or grow in their roles, especially if they were new to those roles or skills. Additionally, there is 0 performance management system in place which translated to bad behavior being perpetuated and even coddled with 0 consequences. There was no clear path to career growth even though you were told to "own your own career development". How are you supposed to grow when there's no foundation and no direction from anyone? There were at least 2 - 3 organizational changes within my department and the CPO had even gotten pushed out with no notice back in the fall. Overall, this company is extremely toxic, everyone is in a constant state of self-preservation. There are a lot of white male leaders who get away with toxic masculine behavior and garbage leadership abilities but are still rewarded at the end of the day since Fanatics is a sports company still primarily dominated by the same toxic white men. My advice? Don't work here, it's not worth your mental health nor the discounted merch. There are over 10,000 employees which means you are just another cog in their wheel to help Michael Rubin make money.