Pros
Working at Automann you get a lot of experience that you wouldn’t get elsewhere. In the last year and a half almost everything about our business has changed, from new employees, to transforming our business strategy and revamping our process and technology. It’s a challenging but exciting time if you are willing to be involved and contribute in a meaningful way. I think that employees can get their voices heard here in ways that other companies might not enable. The organization is trying to be as transparent as possible through the change, and while some of that communication has not landed just right with a few employees I think it is overall it has engaged people more than ever. The work environment is fun and caring. My coworkers are friendly and supportive. I look forward to going to work just to see my colleagues and to do the work I enjoy. I believe that while our organization has had some bumps in the past we are truly striving to get better day by day.
Cons
The pace of change here is fast now. As a small company that means that changes, even small ones, are felt in big ways for the individuals they impact. As is true in many small companies a lot of your experience is dependent on your relationship with your people and management. The degree of support you feel in this time really comes from them, which can be good for some people and less good for others. There are also some communication gaps which we are working on, and some missteps as we try new things. This is to be expected, but sometimes the impact can be hard.