Pros
I enjoyed my time here, and most of the people were great. The sense of community and camaraderie was next level, people genuinely believe in Eyal's vision and you can tell people actually want to make a difference in our customer's lives. My manager was an absolute rockstar and helped me develop professionally in many many ways. BlueVine also offered me many opportunities to grow and 'climb' up the ranks. I started in a very entry level position and by year 2.5 I was a people manager, overseeing an entire department. I was exposed to lots of things and had the ability to propose new ideas and solutions to open ears almost constantly. Whether or not these proposals and ideas gained traction is a different story though...
Cons
After almost 4 years, I left BlueVine due to a career pivot. However, I provided a two week notice, and even continued to provide consultations for the org after my departure (I still have access+my laptop!) I made every effort to leave the org in a positive note and make sure my team and leadership would be set up for success. But I felt undignified and disregarded as I departed the company. In my experience, loyalty did not mean a whole lot to BlueVine. The company announced a profit sharing plan but with no details on disbursement dates for employees. Eventually these details came, albeit too late. Due to a 2 week difference between my departure and the first disbursement, I was told I was ineligible to receive anything. I thought that my time at BlueVine, and my contributions to the internal programs that made the profit sharing plan even possible, and the fact that I managed a team who enabled the company to rapidly scale during this period - I thought all of this would’ve warranted an exception. As a start up I feel exceptions were made often, policies were broken and bent when the org needed something. Many policies I tried to put in place for my department and cross-functions were regularly broken and bent, cited as 'business needs'. But when it comes to rewarding employees for work they’ve already put in, exceptions are simply 'not possible'. I left BlueVine due to a career trajectory change, but I worked super hard on my transition, finalizing new team member additions, and even interviewing prospective successors to my role. As mentioned earlier, I even continued to provide advice and the org even kept my access open + asked me to keep my laptop. As a show of good faith, I absolutely agreed to help out. Ultimately though, the ball was in BlueVine's court to determine if our relationship ended on a good note or a bad note, and I feel as though they chose to let it end on a bad note.