Pros
Cool mission that can have a real impact
Cons
Company spin machine is very effective at putting out cool articles and news headlines, but the ground reality and mood among employees are a far cry as evidenced by the poor reviews here. Icon has been bleeding cash and laid off more than a quarter of the workforce in Jan 2023. Additionally, a large chunk of employees decided to take voluntary severance because of the poor morale and lack of direction which is pervasive. Leadership is inexperienced and constantly keep changing targets and direction. For most directors and VPs, this is their first leadership position and this inexperience shows up in dysfunctional organizations and lack of clear direction to their teams. Senior leadership is more interested in managing optics and putting out PR articles in the press instead of focusing inward on running the company.
