Pros
The corporate culture is young, motivated, and active...hence the name. You are surrounded by people who lead an active lifestyle, which in turn keeps you motivated to be active as well. Show me a person who has worked at Active for over 6 months, and I'll show you a person who's training for some type of race. Three days a week, there's a boot-camp-type workout that's available to us - and a good 50 or so people take advantage of it. I would say it's the number one reason employees stay with the company. People call Active a cult, because we all hang out together, work out together, and are constantly talking about our company. Call it a cult, but I call it a lifestyle.
Cons
The company grew really fast, and they promoted people who weren't necessarily right for management. As we all know, a good sales rep does not always equal a good manager. It is a chaotic environment and communication is lacking at best. Training is non-existent and it's really an environment of fight or flight. Employees are not given to tools to succeed - they have to find them on their own. Also, there are several markets within the company that have been developed without the proper market and competitor analysis. Quotas are thrown at sales reps who are not trained or prepared to be successful. They have to research the market on their own - which would be fine if quotas weren't doled out so lackadaisically, and base salaries weren't set so low. There is a lack of structure, which is great for some, but detrimental to others. Active can feel like a revolving door - it's a high turnover company, and everyone is alright with that.