Pros
PEOPLE:
Folks are intelligent, helpful, kind, and interesting. You can always find someone who can help you with something - that kind of culture can't be taught, and I am so very grateful to be in a place where I am surrounded by this reality.
EXPOSURE:
Is there something going on in the company that you'd like to get more involved with? Find the right person, and more likely than not, they will be more than happy to find a way to get you involved. The company isn't so small that every person is wearing ten hats, but it also isn't so big that every employee is a number. I have a personal relationship with every member of the C-Suite, and quite a few folks (who put forth the effort) do, as well. My career has mostly been filled by very big companies - if you told me while I worked at either that it wouldn't be out of reach to get lunch or dinner 1:1 with anyone at my next job, I wouldn't have believed you. But it's true! I'm referencing the C Suite to make the most extreme point, but the point rings true across the board. Every single person I've met has been very welcoming and generally willing to connect and understand everyone they work with. It's a nice environment!
OPPORTUNITIES:
There are lots of people who've taken on different roles over time at this company. It's amazing to work somewhere where it isn't all that awkward to talk to your manager about your career - even if it means transitioning into a role in a different part of the company. This isn't something I've experienced before, and I am enjoying the trusting and non-judgmental openness.
Cons
I don't know if we as a company are totally sure what or who we are yet. We play in so many spaces, and I look forward to seeing how the future unfolds as we refine our purview over time.
"Change is the only constant" (this is not something leadership says) is a flashy way to promote excitement, but it is not without fault when translated to the tactical day-to-day. We are not a small enough company where each individual has the requisite autonomy to shine a light through the fog of ambiguity to guide the boat toward shore. I'd welcome a little more consistency with open arms.
