Pros
Fivestars truly invested in me and my professional growth from the moment I joined the team. The leadership team has put together a strong foundation and company culture to setup each individual for success. It is extremely rewarding working for a company that engages with you on a personal level and understands the value of each team member.
In addition, it was inspiring to work alongside smart, talented, personable and motivated individuals working towards the same goal. In many ways the Fivestars team felt like a family in which people will help each other not because they had to, but because they wanted to. At the beginning, I was intimidated to ask for help or even ask questions but when I finally grew the courage to begin asking my biggest regret was not asking sooner. My questions were met with great advice and thoughtful responses that fueled my curiosity and encouraged me to learn and inquire more.
Being surrounded by a supportive community coupled with a growing and agile company opened up many opportunities to take on new and exciting projects. My manager went out of their way to guide my career in the direction I wanted it to go and helped me become involved in projects to build the skills that interested me. While working on these projects my ideas and opinions were always heard and their were opportunities to experiment with my own processes.
For the projects I was not involved in, the leadership team did an outstanding job keeping everyone up to date on what was going on with all the different moving parts of the company. I admired the transparency of the leadership team and their ability to make quick and thoughtful decisions and to communicate them to entire company and stressing the 'why' behind their decision.
Cons
At times Fivestars is stretched thin on Human Resources leading to long hours and stepping outside of the scope of your position. However, this does open the door to opportunities to grow your career in different directions.
