Vantaggi
They are a creative group of people, trying very hard to drive innovation in their niche of the entertainment system industry.
Svantaggi
- Financially weak - ongoing layoffs, cutting corners to get a job done. Well past the point of running a lean ship,they are under staffed and under equipped. - A lot of lip service is given to a "flat" culture where everyone has the same level of responsibility and where departments are working collaboratively. In practice, there are many examples of favoritism and cross-team friction. - When you have senior management (director level) firing off profanities during team meetings, it is clear there is little appreciation of what is acceptable in today's corporate work place. Even in a small company there are standards that need to be followed. - Despite their founding in 2001, in 2013 they are trying to restart almost from scratch and are at the same level of risk and maturity as any new startup company. - Having offices both in Ontario and California, they have not learned how to work across the time zones effectively. Instead there is a constant demand on employees in Ontario to put in full work days plus be available into the evenings to communicate with their counterparts in California. This puts a long-term strain on one's personal time.
