Pros
Talented team, quality offerings, competitive pay, solid benefits package. There are a lot of great people who work at AHEAD, and the leadership team is accessible. I have enjoyed a sizeable portion of my time at the company.
Cons
High-stress environment. You have to be assertive in order to maintain a work-life balance. The mergers and acquisition activities have not always been positive and have eroded the company culture to a degree. AHEAD used to be a place where we worked together collaboratively and had fun while delivering for our customers. It now just feels like we are chasing one deadline to the next. There has been a lot of focus on career growth activities and conversations. They sound good on paper, but in practice just add work to teams who are already stretched so thin. There is a different experience for employees who work in hubs versus remote. It's easy for remote employees to be left out of activities and opportunities (this occurred even before COVID).