Pros
-- I work among the brightest and most compassionate people I know. The people at the company are our strongest asset. -- Mission-driven. We work to improve peoples' lives through improved health outcomes every day. We are doing real work that really matters. -- Opportunities for growth and achievement. If you work hard and do well in your role, you can learn a lot, gain new skills, and take on more responsibility. Managers (for the most part) want you to be successful, even if that isn't on their team. -- It's hard work. Much is expected of you, and you can't just coast by. It is not an easy job by any stretch, but it's rewarding and you feel accomplished, like you are contributing to something bigger than yourself. -- Transparency. Employees have a window into every aspect of the company, including senior management and the CEO. We take it for granted sometimes, but this really is an important and meaningful positive to working here.
Cons
-- Workload can feel grueling at times, particularly if you aren't good at managing your time and energy. The phrase "sustainable high performance" is used here often, but actually achieving that is challenging. -- Employee retention. While this has not yet been an issue, I believe that it will be soon. Salaries, particularly for the operations team and those who have been here for 1-2+ years, are below market rate and have been for some time. Annual comp increases do not seem to take this fact into account. -- Diversity on the senior management team continues to be a concern. Virta is making investments in other areas of D&I, but representation matters.