So many cons, I don't know where to start.
When you interview they sell you the world, but soon after you join you realize just how bad of a decision you've made.
Data quality: there is none. I'm honestly shocked at just how bad it really is. No single source of truth for key company KPIs. Each team has their own datasets, their own numbers. Revenue analysts spend more time reconciling differences between numbers than doing real analytics work.
Systems: they're all broken, busting at the seams. Hive is down almost every day. Spend many hours wasted daily/weekly because of system reliability issues. Most datasets do not have a point of contact. Its the wild west when you're hunting down something you need.
Documentation: Bleak, virtually non-existent. Beyond a summary document for some key analyses, everyone just keeps their own docs to themselves. No universal store or repository of knowledge. Limited knowledge sharing.
A/B testing: extremely poor approach and methodology. No single process for all ICs to follow. No A/B testing tool/platform, everything is manual. Results are not scientific. Shocked at how a company this size operates this way. We don't truly understand the revenue impact of most initiatives. Estimations are not only okay, they are encouraged. Intense pressure from Growth leadership to share numbers at any cost to satisfy outlook adjustments. No true A/B testing culture or care for scientific approach to understanding product changes.
Morale/Culture: Growth team on a decline long before I started. Team often talks about leaving/regretting joining the Revenue Analytics team. The team was 25 about a year ago, now we're just over 10. Resignations every month. Most of the management team in SF resigned, including senior management and director levels. ICs interviewing on a regular basis. Many good people already left.
Growth opportunity: limited opportunities for growth. Several low performing members on the team, their behavior is tolerated. Little motivation to do good work, the rewards are superficial. I haven't learned much here, if anything my career has slowed down.
