A highly diverse community of smart people with a strong culture
Pros
Cultural diversity ----------------------- Working here is an opportunity to meet people from all works of life, giving you the opportunity to observe the world from a different perspective. Andela employees are made up of people from literally all over the world. Lots of Smart People -------------------------- The people you will meet at the company are pretty smart, due to the size of the company, you can find someone who knows a thing or two about something you are interested in or perhaps a problem you have been trying to solve. They are also willing to try out new things and help you out if the need arises. Travel Opportunities -------------------------- Aside from its diversity, there are opportunities to travel around the world in other to better understand the culture of those you work with. You don't have to pay for your necessary travel expenses and you are also assisted in terms of visa processing and other necessary expenses. Opportunity to grow --------------------------- The company also provides a growth path for her employees. Especially for those in the tech department, there are numerous ways you can grow from Hackathons to tutorial subscriptions sponsored by the company, contributing to open source and lots more. Social Activities -------------------- There are tons of social activities to help ease out the trees faced while working on the company. From company-wide outing to friday night parties, social games, free breakfast and lunch, and lots more. The ergonomics of the company's office space help to facilitate productivity and a better work ethic. People also are a lot nice
Cons
Rapid Change in Policy ---------------------------- As a startup, the company is still trying to figure out what works best for them and this leads to changes in policies within the company that affects her employees. Salary & Promotion (I can only speak of the tech department) ------------------------------------------------------------ Base on its model, you are paid what they think you are worth based on a number of factors as opposed to how much time is committed to working or how experienced you are. The problem here is you can have people place in the same "level" with different performance and still paid the same salary. The same goes for promotions Learning Style ------------------ Its model of teaching or passing knowledge to the new recruits especially developers with no experience needs improvement.