There are a few things to be aware of before coming to work here. With regards to management, they are a little weird. The CEO is really nice and tries to do innovative things but he tends to not have a strong vision and he jumps from pet project to pet project so you will begin working on something that they say is top priority and the he gets bored with it and the whole project gets scrapped. He is the majority shareholder so he also kind of treats the company like his own personal hobby train set.
The management (presidents, managers, and the CEO) also tend to fire people who don’t agree with them. Even if management’s ideas aren't all that good, they can’t take unsolicited feedback and are quick to fire people who aren't ‘team players’. So if you are scared of being ambushed by layoffs or getting fired because you have strong opinions then maybe reconsider working here. (I felt like the job was worth the risk and can find a new one if it came to that)
As of now the CEO keeps shuffling where people work too, so get used to commuting. Even if you buy a home next to work you will likely have to commute to a different site than the one you initially reported to.
With the management running the company at 70% efficiency, they actually do an ok job but they need to go back to business school and take a look at basic marketing principles. They get most of it right but there are a few weird things with their website and how much they spend on commercials that just makes no sense in a business setting (but that’s what you get with a good company that is treated a bit like a toy by the CEO)
For the job itself, get used to having your access restricted down to the bare minimum to do your job. I came from a company that was about the same size as this one and was treated like a DBA. Here you will only be given access to fulfill your roll.
The systems they use here also need some TLC but they do buy decent software. Attempts to change the system to bring it up to basic industry best practice standards will be met with resistance and annoyance because ‘it above your pay grade to worry about that kind of thing’. So apply as a DBA if you want to have influence over that.
And finally, there are also a few toxic departments here so it’s a crap shoot. You may get a great team, department, manager…or you might not. I personally lucked out and got a good one. I've asked about how to turn those departments around but the toxic people in those departments are too connected and entrenched to really effect any positive change.
