I was initially very excited about Cricut because the people I spoke to were very nice and how they represented the company, sounded very nice as well. But now that I am out of the interview process I am genuinely so happy that it did not work, and here is why:
My interview process took 2 FULL MONTHS, 7 interviews, 1 referral with a previous boss and 1 task at the last stage just to not even get an answer that I am not going to be offered the job without any constructive feedback or reason, even after I specifically asked for it.
They only let me know, after I followed up a week after their own deadline which was already 1,5 week after the last interview. Aside from the useless waiting time, they only gave a standard feedback of "someone else was a better fit" (even after I asked for a more detailed feedback), after all the energy and time and patience I spent, which I genuinely think is extremely unprofessional.
- The communication was always chaotic - After every step I usually had to reach out and ask for what the next steps were. The interview process was never clearly explained, (with how many steps and tasks, etc. ) although I asked for it multiple times.
- Also the fact that they've put 3 jobs into one is a red flag in of itself. During the interview process, they were adamant about how much they are planning to grow this year and that there is a lot of budget planned for marketing. If that is the case, you need people with their own proper fields, who spend the budget strategically and not just give the same person 3 major roles, just because they are all have something to do with social media.
The last red flag, that actually got me thinking that this might not be the company for me, is when I realised how their words with didn't line up with their actions during the whole interview process and that the interview process is an indicator for how the company is run. Then I also read some of the entries here, which seem to confirm my hunch.
So I think, generally it worked out best for me.