Exciting potential & inspiring leadership bogged down by cultural inefficiencies
Pros
1) Generous salary, especially considering how little value / work is actually produced. 2) Work-life balance and positive culture; peers are genuinely kind and helpful. 3) Abundant learning & training opportunities. 4) Great place to be on cruise-control if you are mid-career / late career. 5) Opportunities to shine and be rewarded if you are smart or even not so smart but know who to network with 6) Inspiring CEO and great vision
Cons
1) Lack of sense of urgency relative to other firms; I went on a leave and returned to find that nothing had changed or progressed. Inefficiencies abound. 2) Poor learning opportunities for millenials; They pander to young folk with flashy visuals, but you are better off going somewhere else to learn discipline and transferable -core skills and then returning when you are middle-aged with a family and want to be on cruise-control. Processes are not best-in-class and lower caliber of talent compared to other firms, so fewer learning opportunities. 3) Pockets of high-talent, but can become frustrated due to inertia 4) HR overly influential / involved relative to other companies 5) Significant overlap in roles and responsibilities across the organization, causing inefficiencies, duplication of efforts.
