Vantaggi
Team had good office snacks Learned strong negotiation skills A few REALLY amazing, dedicated people, but hard to find. Cherish them when you find them!
Svantaggi
I don't really know where to start. Terrible work-life balance, was spoken down to repeatedly and told that I was underperforming and not organized enough in spite of working 12+ hour days many days a week, that my workload was manageable, etc, and then they split my job amongst THREE people - two new hires and one existing employee. The workload was insane, the pressure is insane, and my direct manager was condescending and intimidating. She was VERY good at her job, but a terrible manager. Additionally, there's a lot of competitiveness and backstabbing, stepping on other people to get ahead. Different people within teams that are meant to be working together throwing each other under the bus to avoid losing marks on their metrics. Everyone is constantly protecting themselves against everyone else, and there's a lot of micromanagement, controlling and dueling groups within the same company, which ultimately hurts clients and outcomes. "Unlimited" vacation not unlimited. Was told to check my email once every day if I was out of town. Made to feel guilty for taking more than one week of vacation, and days off you're still expected to join client calls, etc. Required to be on call 24/7 for anything that may arise. Zero work-life balance. Penalized for singular 2-day family emergency in ~2 years of working there. Penalized for submitting for reimbursement for legitimate work-related costs, including international calling as required by my manager when public transport was closed and we were explicitly told not to come to the office. Furthermore, my direct manager and her manager both agreed to write me letters of recommendation. One-up manager did hers amazingly, direct manager did not ever provide me with letter in spite of promising in front of her manager she would, and several follow up e-mails. Shady practices all around. Steer CLEAR. Pay is not worth it. I learned a few good things, but competition and backstabbing is so aggressive that its an incredibly toxic work environment.