Pros
the ability to work remotely
Cons
This is a privately owned organization and because of that there are not a lot of checks and balances, especially when it comes to leadership. They do not want diversity of thought, instead want homogenous yes people who will worship and follow leadership anywhere. They are a revenue generating organization at all costs, even at the cost of its people, ethics and morals. The culture is manufactured and created from the top and it is undoubtedly a culture of fear. There is little to no accountability at any level of leadership. Projects languish for years without completion and then the burden gets transferred to a new team or individual but with the baggage of the mistakes made by prior owners placed on to the new group. In other words, they are blamed for the mistakes of the past that didn’t involve them The leadership is constantly putting people down in public forums, does not set clear expectations, has unrealistic ideas about what success looks like and moves the goal post on a whim and often. He is reactionary and does/has not planned for the future. In addition to this, his first and primary concern is elevating his own profile, but don't worry he makes sure to say a calculated thank you in his speeches. HR is a mere whisper of what modern day HR should be. While recruiting and hiring is adequate, employee engagement, retention and diversity is non-existent. There are no programs, strategies or plans devised or shared by the HR department to the greater organization. There is also no anonymity. If you complain or lodge a concern it will get taken to the top and then you will have consequences if it does not align with how he believes you should feel or do. Because this organization lacks a unifying strategy and actionable plan, people work to catch up instead of working towards one common goal. As mentioned before the goal post gets changed pretty regularly, so you are constantly doing work you have already done but in a new or different way. This is all to say that the general workload is above and beyond what is sustainable to keep up with. This means projects miss deadlines, come in half finished or never get done at all which then perpetuates the circle of unhappiness the leadership has with their teams. As a whole benefits are poor when compared with other organizations I have worked with. The common sentiment that is verbalized out loud is “we don’t pay industry standard because we aren’t google” which is irrelevant in my opinion but nevertheless a direct quote. The insurance company they use is lackluster – Many of my doctors actually refuse to accept it because “United Healthcare” is apparently difficult to work with. Be prepared to pay out of pocket for medical expenses.