Pros
Having been in human resources roles in various industries and companies, I have seen first-hand what each company and leadership truly values and prioritizes. Especially being at Slack in the midst of the pandemic, I truly feel that the company cares deeply about the well-being of employees, rather than just about business performance. Management sees that taking care of its people and those around them makes the organization perform at its best as a result. People I work with are also very creative and intelligent, and tend to embrace change and learning opportunities. Every day I feel grateful to be working with such a diverse group of colleagues, and I feel that people embody our core values and attributes such as being humble, collaborative, hardworking, and empathetic. There's also great excitement in watching us define and develop our own market. I feel that I can take part in leading the way to define a new way of working, as we help customers work through these challenging times.
Cons
Since we are still a young company, some internal processes and reporting could be further simplified. Using Slack internally makes things much quicker in general, but we can look into how we can minimize unnecessary steps and further utilize integrations or automated bots. The other point would be around navigating through regional timezone and cultural differences, but that comes with working for a multi-national company.