Pros
- Fun Company - always something going. If you are lucky enough to know the right people in each department you can score invites to some awesome events. - Great Benefits - vision, dental, health, life, 401k matching, work cell, ride share program, gym subsidies, lots of great discounts for gear. You will have the hook up for sure. - Great Offices - cafe 8-4, cafeteria 11:30 - 2, healthy snacks for the early birds, cool space if you are okay with the open lay out. If you like to keep focused then you'll probably prefer attempting to book a conference room. They finally got on the no dog policy which is a pro/con. But if yours is really well trained and you don't let it become a distraction you can bring it in with you in a bind.
Cons
- Clicky - if you want to succeed in the company you'll want to try to be in the group that lives with, works with, parties with, travels with, commutes with and dates/marries fellow employees. If you live outside of Venice / Santa Monica and have your own group of friends you likely will not know of opportunities and the hiring manager will give the job to their friend. - HR handling of internal applications (and some external) is really bad. This is not out of bitterness or an over exaggeration. I hope HR sees this and takes it as constructive criticism. Do not drag your internal candidates out for 8 months to 1.5 years waiting on a position. This happened to me personally as well as to my colleagues. Additionally, DO let candidates know when a position they applied for is filled. DO let candidates know when a position they applied for is no longer a real headcount. DO be transparent with internal candidates if a job board position is already allotted to a contractor in the role or if there is already a specific employee you plan to give the position to (don't let them waist their time). DO give feedback to the candidates, especially if they waited so long to hear from you and put significant work in on case studies. Just because the department is taking lead does not mean that HR should just let them run with it. The departments aren't trained in this area and the hiring process should remain somewhat professional. - Will work your butt off for little recognition. Limited work / life balance if your personal life doesn't involve Red Bull Employees. - Pay doesn't suck but many employees have left the company for offers of 2-3x as much after. (maybe a pro... maybe a con...?) - There has been some significant turnover and a number of veteran employees have left this summer. I'm sure it'll all balance out eventually but I'd hold out till mid 2018 so you don't get hired just to get laid off in mass as has been done. - Difficult to get promoted out of an Assistant position (2 of 12, all 12 working 3+ years). If you are coming in entry level, I would recommend starting as a specialist if you aspire to be anything other than an assistant in the company. - Your vendors will likely not get paid on time. A/P is always overworked and super far behind. - Office parking is not amazing - valet but sometimes the lots are full or it takes a while for you to get your keys or car back. contractors have to walk from a parking garage few blocks away.
