Pros
I worked with some of the smartest, kindest, most hardworking people I've ever worked with. It was really wonderful to go to work each day knowing I was going to create so many amazing things with such talented people. I never felt like I was "picking up the slack" for anyone, ever.
Cons
- Work/life balance only happened if you had firm boundaries and set your calender with "working hours". Even then it was kind of looked down upon to have those boundaries. - Most managers would email/ping on evenings or weekends. - The upper management was absolutely horrific and completely out-of-touch. Managers were encouraged to not give employees "meets or exceeds" expectations, and instead often encouraged to manage people out. - Very little transparency and no time/resources given to "huge" and "important P0" projects. When the projects went poorly they would then blame the project managers. - Overall a really horrific working environment with lots of scare tactics from upper leadership and some of the managers. - Always a looming threat of being fired/laid off at any moment for no reason.