Pros
- Work-life balance was incredible. But that has more to do with your manager and team you work with than the company itself. - Benefits. Lots of paid-time off (unlimited), access to mental health resources, and more.
Cons
- Leadership is truly evil and heartless. Over the last 12 months, they have dismantled entire teams, laid off an enormous amount of hard-working, dedicated employees that gave their service for decades. They let go of talented colleagues that made an impact and kept people that had reputations for being lazy, unqualified and not contributing meaningfully. - They hired McKinsey consultants to evaluate colleagues for the purpose of deciding who to let go and they allowed these consultants to book conferences room for days at a time to conduct these discussions. It was one of the worst experiences I've ever had knowing the company I worked for was causing this type of anxiety and worry in the work place. They essentially rubbed it in our faces and depleted confidence and morale. - The CEO made over $10 million dollars in 2025 for stock options alone but in 2026 he and other leadership staff laid off dozens and dozens and dozens of hard-working, extremely brilliant people that deserved better. - They fired the previous CMO because of office politics (apparently the president of Walden didn't like him or his ideas) and they proceeded to remove the people that worked directly under him. It was straight out of a high school film. To work under leadership that acts this way was an embarassment. - Extremely competitive. People seem to always one-up each other, take credit for other's work, suck up to higher ups, etc. - Favoritism. As someone who felt the benefits of being favorited, it was clear it existed and it shouldn't be the case. - THERE IS NO CAREER DEVELOPMENT. No one gets promoted and in the rare event it does happen, it's because of favoritism. Most colleagues I worked with have been in the same role/level for nearly 10 years or more. Stay here long enough and you'll be wasting precious time gaining experiences and growth.