Pros
-Fluid Air is a great group of people -Interesting projects -Promising technology -Fruit and nuts for the holidays
Cons
-Flat organization with limited opportunities for advancement -Oppressive environment full of infighting and blame games -Chronically under-resourced -Asked to do more with less, ship before ready, work in substandard conditions, etc -High turnover -Start as contractor, typically promised conversion to permanent after 6 months, but often delayed for years -Converting to permanent requires 3+ month probationary period with no benefits -Hiring model makes it difficult to recruit talented personnel -Contract time does not count towards most time-based benefits once permanent (e.g. number of vacation days) -Profit-based benefits touted, but Fluid Air is not expecting to be profitable for many years -Despite selling products with high margins, profits are “invested” in the rapid expansion process instead of in employees -Shadow HR (not recognized by corporate) attempts to handle matters off the radar -Benefits not great