Pros
I normally do not get involved in anonymous public review sites, but I feel compelled in this case because of what one other review (totally not the CEO, I'm sure) said. My experience at Amida was fairly negative, and all of the people there who I would use as references have either been terminated or have had the good fortune to find opportunities elsewhere. But the team is excellent, as other people have pointed out (even if the CEO seems sure he can do the job of everyone at this company better than the people he hired to do it). As a man I have never found that Amida had a fair and compassionate CEO. He always reminded us why we were there - to do stuff that matters with people we care about (but, of course, "things that matter" seems limited to whatever VA project his cronies could throw at him, and "people we care about" did not include people who disagreed with the CEO). It is true that he drives people very hard but has no clear idea about what he wants. It is also true that he is the first person to point out you have a problem -- even when he's the one that caused the problem. He has a professional discussion style that rubbed me the wrong way. I hated it.
Cons
Amida has hired some very young people. I wonder if the CEO thinks he can treat them however he wants because they have had limited exposure to the ups and downs of a normal professional environment. The boss is supposed to tell you when you make mistakes (and, apparently, belittle your talents, abilities, field of study, personal experience, and belief system when you do or say something he doesn't like). The CEO is not accountable to his board (they exist solely as a set of big names he can drop in meetings). I have heard him raise his voice at employees multiple times and would be surprised if anyone thought that was not true. He always wants more (which is probably why he contacts employees at all hours of the night and over the weekend). I think hiring people with limited experience was well interned, but quickly became a scapegoat for the CEO's failings as a manager and entrepreneur.