There are a couple major red flags about Instrument that should be noted:
1. The cliques: Although I graduated from high school a long time ago, Instrument put me right back in the throes of being 16 years old navigating a whole slew of toxic people. Each team forms it's own clique so my advice is make sure you fit in with your team or you will have a miserable experience.
2. "Diversity/Inclusion/Equity": Instrument makes a lot of claims about inclusion and diversity but it's 100% lip service. If you identify as an underrepresented group be prepared to watch certain colleagues (read: white colleagues) be presented with opportunities and be handled with kid gloves while you get told something about your "energy" is off with no concrete feedback. Instrument is a place where having an opinion is as good as taking action. You will succeed here if you have the loudest, "woke-est" voice even if you are incredibly difficult to work with or don't actually practice the ideas you preach.
3. Growth: you will not grow personally or professionally here. A lot of people in management seemed to have gotten to those positions by being friends with existing management or failing upward. As a result, they bring no real leadership skills to the table.
4. Lack of Pay: If you move here from somewhere else, expect to take a pay cut. No cost of living raise, no transparency around salary.
5. The Work: You'll be making marketing sites that all bleed together because the same people are in charge of making creative decisions and will steamroll/speak down to you if you dare present ideas that are outside their bubble.
