Supportive, Self-Directed, Engaging Work - Anonymous employee Galois Employee Review

4.0
Oct 20, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

*Superb benefits package (fully paid insurances, large HSA and 401k contributions, 16 weeks paid parental leave) *Lots of transparency and forums to ask questions and receive feedback. *Collaborative, supportive culture that encourages problem-solving and trying new things *Smart, thoughtful, and dedicated employees that are mostly ego-less and just want to win as a team. *Encouraged to learn and try new things. Budget put in place to support new initiatives regularly.

Cons

*Takes time and effort to really learn how to navigate the "Collaborative Web" org structure. It requires deep investment in relationship building, self-advocacy, and strong communication skills. I think these are all "pros" but the "con" is that it just takes patience, and lots of grace to learn the ropes here. *Progress seems slow sometimes. This is because company initiatives often are handled through councils and rounds of company-wide input. If you are coming from a more rapidly-paced company, it can take getting used to the extremely collaborative methods here, which can be at the expense of efficiency and speed. Indeed, this is seen as a strength and we are expected to consider things through to the first principle before moving to action. *While hybrid and remote work has been a successful experiment the last 20+ months, a faction of the company leadership seems resistant to fully embrace and invest in new workplace strategies.

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Pros

- Very flexible work arrangements - Great training - Wonderful coworkers

Cons

- The company's policies and procedures only apply some of the time, and often show favoritism. Values feel weaponized. - Shaky financial footing. Twice in the past few years, layoffs either happened or were threatened. Future business outlook seems poor. - Problematic behavior is permitted to continue for certain employees based on what they contribute. - Low compensation

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