Pros
Bodybuilding.com harvests a close culture. The majority of coworkers I have are very friendly and easy to work with. They do a lot for the community which is nice to be a part of and give the company respect in the treasure valley. The company mission is really easy to get behind and support because you see people becoming their best self and you want to be a part of that. They have fun employee benefits such as a gym reimbursement program and book reading program.
Cons
Spends outrageous amounts on employee programs and events instead of investing in employee potential. Only promote people that say 'yes' to whatever idea executives come up with and then they don't take an honest 'no' into account and don't understand when their idea fails because they become so fixated on one thing and don't think about the whole picture, it's elementary. Multiple people refer to it as a 'bro club' and the company is primarily dominated by males (seems males earn a higher salary as well from discussions I have been a part of). Engineering department is difficult to work in, they give no work life balance, have unmanageable deadlines, we often spend late nights and weekends around the holidays trying to meet unrealistic goals. Not only does engineering struggle (which is a very large amount of employees), the HR department is not a good support for the rest of the company. They make a lot of inconsistent decisions that affect the rest of the company.The HR area has had so many employees quit since I have been here and the only people who seem to have some knowledge of HR and are professional leave to a better opportunity. I have been 'lucky' enough to collaborate with some members of the hr team to plan a company event and it was unbelievable. Sad that this start up with so much potential is being drowned by horrible management.
