Great from the first moment I was hired on
Pros
I've felt right at home from the moment I stepped into Vobile's doors. That's because I was looking for a company with seasoned leaders, a high-performing and respected team, an emphasis on scaling operations and revenue, and a product that has mass appeal within a niche market. Vobile checked all of those boxes. But it didn't stop there. I've felt privileged to establish strong relationships with my coworkers, as well as cross-functional relationships with our counterparts in Japan and Hong Kong. As a rule, we have strong personalities that are proud of their work but egoless enough to collaborate and take criticism, in the interests of doing better. Of course it's not all sunshine and rainbows; no job ever is, given the natural tension between all of the different departments and offices across the US. But I've seen enough unhealthy environments in my career to recognize them and their cause, and what I see here is a company trying to maximize future success while also trying to establish a culture of accountability, trust, and respect, and I'm very much on board with that plan.
Cons
Vobile moves surprisingly fast, for a company this size, and that takes some getting used to. There's a strong bias towards hitting dates first and cleaning up the mess afterwards. Those of us uncomfortable with that are helping by adding more processes so that when "fire, aim, ready" is necessary, we can be flexible enough to support it. Also since our offices are geographically distributed there are often different company subcultures to be considered when communicating outside of the office you work in.
