Pros
1. It works for some people 2. Data stores are well maintained by a dedicated team. I was impressed. 3. Still likely to grow for a bit
Cons
Salary/benefits: Benefits were fine but salary is no longer competitive. Some teams saw raises that didn't keep up with inflation for consecutive review cycles. The company wide dissatisfaction was very obvious the first time but they did it again AFTER going public and letting us all know how much money they made. Was bizarre to say the least. Culture: It's very toxic. It depends on your team, of course, but some are just abysmal. You've got elitism and favoritism out of control. Your career path or lack thereof is usually determined in your first week. On my team there was a large clique that formed out of some decision makers and managers that just alienated anyone who wasn't in on it and kept funneling major projects to themselves. They have company values but you can tell it's just to fill space on the website. In no way are these values actually observed on a consistent basis. On a company wide level, it was moving more and more toward just churning out lower level employees like they are endlessly replaceable when I left. The average tenure fell through the floor, especially under the analytics organization. I would personally be worried about the quality of my onboarding and training at this point, because they brought in a lot of mediocre employees who don't know the data or the business. Management: I had a poor experience with my manager. Lots of humiliation, insane hours (60+ in my case). I brought my hours up in a meeting and was instructed to work more in what might have been the worst display of leadership or compassion I've ever seen. I was also lied to a lot, and I never thought my manager had my back even once. I felt disrespected on several occasions. If you decide my review is just the work of a disgruntled employee that's fair, but know that literally no one liked or likes working under this person and people made moves to get out from under them. I also wasn't trained or coached. That is not too typical, but the contempt from higher ups that allowed that is universal. Career/opportunity: Really nothing special. Education is more important than experience or understanding of the data. People without at least a masters really couldn't advance in the company at an acceptable rate. The disdain between the company's haves and have nots was being discussed pretty openly when I left. Company performance/outlook: I think the company will necessarily grow a bit more but has peaked in terms of their ultimate impact on the insurance industry. Auto insurance is penetrable, but some critical mistakes keep being made and I would not expect them to stop. Add in the astonishing losses in talent over the last several months and it just seems that optimism is no longer wide spread. The company came to a crossroads ahead of the IPO where they could champion their values and continue to attract with their culture or turn several positions into a revolving door and keep wages low and they chose the latter.
