If the "This is Fine" dog meme were a Toy Company...
Pros
I made some of my best friends working there. People think it's super cool when you tell them you work at Funko (oh, if only they knew). You might get some Pops. But all the cool points and pops in the world didn't make it worth it in the end.
Cons
Having been an employee of Funko for 8 years, clearly there were reasons why I stayed. Its hard to recall what those things were, because the last couple of years working there got so bad. In the beginning, I loved going to work. In the end, my stress and anxiety was through the roof. That placed aged me ten years, I swear... When I started there in 2013, Funko was a sweet little 50 employee company running out of a small office in Lynnwood. I loved it. And as the company grew, it was fun and exciting, and I remember thinking I wanted to work there forever. Things *drastically* changed once Funko went public. What started as a strong "We are a family!" feeling quickly turned into "You are all replaceable". Hard work was under appreciated at best; it was never good enough. When covid hit, we were still expected to be in the office. It wasn't until lockdown happened that we were finally "allowed" to work from home, but not without a harsh company wide email letting us know that if productivity dare dropped at all, our heads would be on the chopping block. Layoffs happened in June of 2020 and I was one of the 250 employees that was let go. Honestly, it was a relief. I was ready to leave and this was just the push I needed. But still, seeing my 8 years of hard work dismissed like that did feel like a big slap in the face. I really did love Funko in the beginning, and I am honestly sad to see what it has become. This started out as a great job, when it was just a small private toy company that seemed to truly value it's hard working employees. But it is an entirely different company than what it was when I started. I promise you, working for Funko is not as fun as it may seem from the outside.
