Pros
Most co-workers were nice enough and you have a lot of autonomy.
Cons
Do not join Andela. For your own well-being, mental health, and self respect, stay away. You might be lured in by all the perks thrown at you by recruiters and by the nice salary, but it is absolutely not worth it. You’ll be given no work life balance, expected to work on the weekend, and will likely receive little to no onboarding. If you’re on the revenue team, expect to carry a full quota with no ramp period immediately upon starting. You can expect toxic managers and cross-functional relationships. You can also expect VERY last minute asks (often end of Friday or on the weekends), and to be expected to sacrifice your OOO time to get work done when you were already approved to be out of office. Again, do not join Andela. There are so many fantastic companies hiring right now, and Andela is not one of them. If you appreciate respect, work-life balance, and reasonable expectations, do not join. I’ve worked in many tech companies prior and have dealt with plenty of adversity and disorganization, and Andela makes those experiences seem like perfection. Absolutely awful. Finally, engineers are essentially being exploited, along with clients. Andela often takes home more than 50% of the clients rate for an engineer, leaving the contractor with a small portion of the actual rate the client is paying. It is unethical and absolutely not standard practice in the contractor industry. I personally appreciate ethical business practices, so if you do too, I recommend staying away.