Pros
FiveStars is truly a place that cares about it's people. From a wide variety of community initiatives to make this workplace enjoyable, to believing and investing in the team members to grow in their careers, my experience has been awesome. Our CEO, Victor Ho, is one of the best people I have met - very smart, driven to succeed with a great balance of caring about his team and people. He truly takes a top down approach when living out our company values.
The company has extensive training programs for new managers, as well as ongoing learning opportunities for employees here. Whether those are company wide "Learning Labs" or departmental trainings, the employee experience is thought about and curated well.
This office is full of very smart, driven people, who are just looking to make a difference for small business owners. We are passionate about the work we do, and we are rewarded with an annual "Passion Fund" to experience, and share things with the company that we are personally passionate about. I have loved my experience here, and can't wait for the future.
Cons
Everyone is human, so of course there have been ups and downs, it's a start-up. Sometimes, vision of the future isn't fully defined and priorities change pretty rapidly, but that is just part of the beast of being part of a growing start-up.