Pros
Awesome coworkers - everyone is an A player, smart, hardowrking, and fun. We have an Owesome social life together Fantastic Mission - if you're environmentally focused, this is a data proven way to make a difference on Climate Change. Good Perks - Bring your dog to work, food in the kitchen, etc.
Cons
Lessening Growth Potential - so many stars that it's becomign harder to move up, even if you put in 150%. Everyone at Opower is a superstar and there are only so many steps upward. We hire really overqualified people too. Bad Work-Life-Balance - ongoing issue that is constantly raised by employees and Management does not seem to care. Folks here work 60 -70 hour work weeks on average. It's not sustainable, and there isn't space to keep folks who want to do a good job, but also have a family life. Opower can get A players at low cost bc of the mission and brand name, so Mgmt isn't willing to help balance work/life issue. Instead, people leave when they can't handle it and are replaced. Decreasing Perks - post IPO company has grown and perks seem less and less budgeted for. Less and Less transparent culture - esp post IPO. Mngmt seems to lack clear idea of what they want to share and how they'll communicate. Seems to be conflict in how to do this. Loosing Innovation and Defined Values
