Pros
Most of the people are wonderful coworkers. Benefits are good. Most of the core group of people are incredibly smart and a pleasure to work with.
Cons
Q2 is extremely bloated. Often it feels that there are more people managers than people to manage. Upper middle management fluxes are so common it has become a bit of a joke to the staff, but because of this, directions and priorities are constantly shifting. It creates utter chaos and makes planning for the future nearly impossible. To compound this issue, there is a complete lack of onboarding and structure around getting new employees functional. Unfortunately, and in part due to the constant management flux and shifting priorities, it takes at minimum six months (depending on the team it might be more) to get a new employee minimally proficient, and 99% of that is through pure trial and error. Internal documentation is mostly non existent, compounding the issue. Work life balance there did not exist. It was not uncommon to be called into "hot" issues on weekends and holidays. I understand that sometimes happens, but here, it's different, its constant. To them, your time does not matter. Q2 is hilariously serious when they say you are a fulltime employee. I cannot stress this enough, you will be called on vacation, holidays, weekends, your drive home, middle of the night. Nothing is off limits. Gossip culture is in full swing, so much so that getting viable feedback from your employees is nearly impossible because everyone is too fearful of backlash when speaking their mind. Q2 has brushed aside criticism and issues in the past by hiding behind startup culture. Burnout is systemic. In summary, if you need a place to start, Q2 will likely fill that role, but at a cost that, in my opinion at least, is too high to pay.
