One of the best places I've ever worked
Pros
Whenever people ask me what I like about working at Fanatics during interviews and such, I have a ready answer: the company cares about its people. For a short period I was unhappy with my role and the team I was on. I voiced that, and they found me something that was a better fit, rather than saying "tough beans, do it or find something else." Also, we have lots of employees in Florida. During the recent hurricanes, the message to those employees was "take care of yourself and your family, and take care of work when those are done." I've never had another job where I really felt like my bosses have my best interest in mind. I feel like in general in the modern day you can't. I do here. They're looking for opportunities to help me grow and advance in my career. From a tech perspective, it's an exciting time to be here as it feels like a startup, but we're not worried about where our next round of funding is coming from. The work culture is very much "get your work done." The expectation is 40 hrs/wk, and I've literally had a manager say "you should take more time off." There's a real understanding here that people do their best work when they're not burnt out. Finally, we have several layers of management, but it feels very flat. The CTO will book 1-1s with you if you need/want it. The culture, at least in the tech department, is great in that way.
Cons
On the flip side of that positive note, it sometimes feels like a startup combined with a bureaucracy. There are lots of tools we have to use because a higher up says so but those teams are agile and the tools are not fully developed, etc.