Pros
Over the last two years, Corner Alliance has gone from just a fun place to work to a fun place to work with more sophistication and focus. One of my favorite parts of working at Corner Alliance is the fact that I have this desk job and yet I get to be creative every day which is, I think, a rarity in the sector. Our leaders fully support approaches that are outside the norm, we don't tell people we are innovative or different, we try to show it (as much as a federal government consulting firm can). I think we are a community of self starters and am consistently impressed and surprised by our team members at every level and believe leadership is committed to presenting everyone with challenging opportunities. We are still small enough that it feels very personal and protected and I feel like we have put the structure in place to scale and maintain that feel as we grow.
Cons
Corner Alliance constantly changes - we try to have the values at our center and constant - but around the edges things change, often, and sometimes suddenly. It's part of growth but it does mean that our team members need to weather it which can be hard. I also think that sometimes people come in for the fun and culture and then are shocked by the structure, process, focus on utilization, and push for business development - the expectations are high, there is pressure, its a delicate balance and we are on the tight rope.