Asana is growing the right way
Pros
The Food. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner every single day. The munchies are next level. All healthy, organic, fresh, locally sourced, delicious, mind-blowing, crisp, umami, accessible, routine, thoughtful, . . . . . you get the idea. Food very thoughtful, tasty, and everything is labeled for those with restrictions. We're making the transition from a smaller company (B2C-y) to a larger company (B2B-y), which is always a challenge. I believe in our leadership across pretty much the entire business to grow the product and the sales/marketing engine the right way. We're gaining momentum, which is exciting to watch. The Benefits - like other big tech firms, we have pretty much everything. We are in the city of San Francisco. Asana is compared alongside giants like Facebook, Google, etc down south, but the fact that our office is in SF is a huge benefit to me personally. The top-down mindfulness is really special. Dustin and JR (the founders) are super smart and enable a culture of self-awareness and self-reflection. It shows in the product as well. Product - We're in a great spot, we're building some awesome stuff. Product seems to be in-line with the business needs and direction of the company.
Cons
Competition is real, we're in a super crowded space. Everyone is super nice, but can be a bit cliquey. Especially visible at meals. It seems like a decent number of teams pretty much only hang out with their teammates. The distributed office layout means that there are fewer opportunities to meet random people on other teams/floors. Compensation is a hot topic right now. I think I'm paid well in my department, but some folks are frustrated that we dont pay the same as the Facebooks and Googles of the world. Super flat org, clarity into career growth is a bit opaque/still forming.
