Pros
Company is focused on globally improving society, Strong leadership with clear vision and direction, purposeful work, enjoyable work environment, progressive and modern atmosphere and corporate philosophy. Please read the below anecdote to better understand this company:
8 Days ago, we unexpectedly and tragically lost a member of the weapons sales team. Within a day, 2 members of the team were on site assisting the family and coordinating for the rest of the team to attend the services. In short order, TASER graciously approved to absorb travel expenses for about 20 people (the entire weapons team and a few leaders including the EVP of Global sales and the President) so that we could all attend the services for our dear friend and colleague.
Adding to the devastation was the fact our colleague had recently fathered his first child with his wife, a beautiful 2 month old girl who will grow up not knowing her father. Shortly after the news broke, the company announced that it was going to start a college fund for this little girl with a VERY generous contribution from the company directly and an encouragement to the employees to add to that amount with whatever they could, even providing assistance with the donations being directly taken from payroll. The amount raised will likely never become public but rest assured it is significant.
One important note, even though the company covered the expenses for so many of us to attend, I have zero doubts we would have all attended regardless of who was footing the bill.
The moral of my story is this; many companies preach a "family" environment but very few would actually go to the lengths TASER International does because when the chips are down, they care more about the bottom line than the values on which the company may have been built. TASER will never exploit a tragedy like this to prove that they truly foster a family environment but the way the company stepped up and proved it in this instance is worth sharing.
If you want to join a true family that is working hard to make this world a better one, then find a way to join TASER. It's demanding work but it's with the right people, doing the right things, for the right reasons.
Cons
Some mild growing pains due to quick growth, resources heavily dedicated to the strong growth side of the business (axon) hopefully not at the expense of the company's original mission and product line.
