Vantaggi
Product has a strong foothold in the market, and the company is well funded. Additionally, I do truly believe Ben is a solid CEO with a strong vision for the future. So - maybe in a few years, this will be a good place to work for those located in the Utah Valley?
Svantaggi
Truly one of the more bizarre organizations I've worked at in my career. Where to start: 1) Leadership & Strategic Decision Making: Decisions are very much made in a "shoot from the hip" style, with no real thought around the implications to other areas of the business. This unfortunately also pertains to the employment of certain individuals (fire first, ask questions later). These decisions often have longer term implications on other departments, leaving certain key projects unfinished and/or in limbo. Additionally, there appears to be some major breaks in communication between senior leadership and the direct people leaders, leading to constant confusion across many areas of the business. 2) Company in Flux: Closing the recent funding round has the organization needing to make some major decisions about how to approach scaling. This is all well and good, however, these decisions are being made behind closed doors - and many of them have and will impact roles. I would speculate remote work (including, unfortunately, the highly skilled team in Canada) will be all but eliminated in short order. 3) Project Approval and Decision Making: You're highly encouraged to "just dig in" when it comes to driving forward initiatives - however, when you start to do so, you're given a confusing wave of individuals you need to seek approval from, which can prove to be highly challenging, if possible at all. 4) Culture: It's weird, man. Not sure how else to say it, as I've never experienced anything quite like it. But the best way to describe it is: high level enthusiasm from a few (notably HR - which they've called "People Experience" to make it seem different, but it's even more HR-like than any other HR org I've encountered), forced enthusiasm from the rest - and an overarching sense of existential dread. Sounds weird, I know. And it is. But hey, you might dig it? To summarize - if you live in the Utah valley, who knows, you might dig it there. But, it was most DEFINITELY not for me, and for many of those I worked with.
