Pros
- Runs like a start up: you get lots of experience solving your own problems or figuring out best methods & processes for your role(s). - Good experience if you want to know what it is like working for a company with a Chinese business culture from the 90s. - Benefits are pretty competitive and 401k matching amount pretty high for any company. - Really great people who suffer together and become friends.
Cons
- It's more important to look busy than be productive. - Arbitrary policies such as Open Seating for a non-hybrid workforce - Manager positions get filled by people with no expertise in that field - "I changed my mind," a common phrase spoken after you've spent a day working on a project that doesn't matter anymore. This is every day. - "Why did you do that?" is another common phrase said after a manager forgets they assigned you that task. - Prefers to build buggy proprietary tools instead of getting industry standard software that is a transferrable job skill. - No transparency on business decisions which leads to internal distrust - No regular communication from CEO to all employees: Where is the Leadership? - Top Management doesn't listen, they want be heard - CEO turns work frustration into personal attacks