Pros
They have an okay grill on-site where food is heavily discounted (can get a full meal for around $3 typically) and free soft serve. They have smaller on-site gym and fun/arcade room which seems to rarely be used.
Cons
* Management: In this role, specifically in the marketing department, I dealt with some of the most toxic personalities I have ever encountered in my 16 years of professional work. My direct manager was the most unempathetic, unhelpful, and unrealistic person I have ever had the displeasure of working with. Rather than using collaborative language to help teach me in areas I was unfamiliar with, there was constant blame and judgement. The way my manager spoke to me and other direct reports are ways that I wouldn't even choose speak to my worst enemies. I constantly logged off thinking "am I even good at my job?" and "Sunday scaries" so filled with anxiety that I had a hard time breathing just thinking about having to log back on and interact with my manager the next morning (which I didn't realize could actually be possible prior to experiencing it first-hand). I was micromanaged worse than I ever have been, even though I was told in the interview that my manager was a "macro-manager" (the opposite of micromanaging), I was micromanaged down to the very words I would use in presentations, every detail had to be my manager's way of doing things and every single piece of work I submitted took at least 3+ revisions and wasted so much valuable time because everything needed to be their way. I was messaged on Slack in the evenings often with large paragraphs of tasks to complete the next day which usually encompassed most of the day rather than things I actually needed/wanted to work on (no work-life balance respect). Upon connecting with others in the department, it seemed to be a general consensus. When approaching senior leadership about the challenges encountered, they were equally as unresponsive and unhelpful, not seeing a problem in the management style or treatment, despite detailed examples and documentation being shared. * Work-life balance: Work life balance was non-existent and work load was extremely high. I would constantly be working evenings and weekends to try and keep up with the work load and demand. I came from a digital marketing agency background and somehow managing 4-6 clients was easier than managing my role here due to the lack of support and unrealistic expectations -- always being demanded to take on more and more and more, unwilling to take "I don't have the bandwidth for this" as an answer. Despite my efforts, I was consistently told in my 1x1s with my manager that I was falling short and not doing enough. At the same time, I was told I shouldn't be working evenings and weekends, So I wasn't allowed more time to put in more effort and hours (despite being willing), yet simultaneously told my work wasn't good enough -- a typical case of corporate gaslighting. * Benefits/Comp Insurance is not great, on the higher end and found myself paying higher I have at other roles. Comp is fair at the time, bonus earned for management level employees. * Culture/Values: Everyone is super siloed in the marketing department. You rarely get the opportunity to interact with even other marketing teams, even though it would be beneficial for you and performance. As a remote employee, I was told I needed to come into the office once a quarter (dates/times were not something I was asked about, or asked if I could or wanted to go -- was forced). They have an okay grill on-site where food is heavily discounted (can get a full meal for around $3 typically) and free soft serve. They have smaller on-site gym and fun/arcade room which seems to rarely be used. * Overall: They say that in life it's more important to know what you don't want, than what you do want. And trust me when I say you DO NOT want to work here. A wise man learns from his mistakes, a wiser man learns from the mistakes of others. I hope you'll learn from mine and avoid what seems like a great opportunity with a well-known brand, to what is actually a self-esteem destroyer and anxiety-inducing role where you will become an insignificant cog who's feelings or contributions don't matter.
