Vantaggi
People I worked with individually were very kind and supportive. I was also very lucky and had great managers who advocated for me and ensured that I had opportunities to grow.
Svantaggi
On the surface, it might look like they are working on DEI initiatives. However, under the surface, it was truly an uphill battle to be heard by the executive team. Meaningful change within the organization regarding DEI was unbearably, discouragingly, and painfully slow. It took a lot of people to speak up multiple times before ideas such as a more diverse recruiting strategy or celebrating MLK day as a holiday to be considered and eventually implemented. It was also frustrating/discouraging to have to show up to work and have to work alongside people who did not understand why people were feeling sad/angry/upset about the things going on in our country ("why can't we leave politics out of the workplace"). It was also difficult to know who to trust when it came to expressing how we really feel, which then led to an underground network of private conversations and having to hide how we really feel.