Best Work Environment for Professional Growth
Pros
Truly and excellent company to grow in that progressively grooms IT and business professionals. It is definitely the place to work if you want to truly dive into the fast-paced IT sector of Network and Systems Management. In my three years there I grew from performing humble copywriting, content, and administrative marketing tasks to managing multiple products and even showcasing and demoing products at amazing IT trade-shows like Cisco Live and Gitex in Dubai. I only left to pursue my own personal business endeavors, but if I was asked to return I would do so in a heartbeat.
Cons
When going from being a Privately owned company to being publicly owned (NYSE participant), pressure from stakeholders and investors (the Board) can really become an unnecessary evil. Though almost all of us can understand the desire for corporate growth and big-money investment, it can also burden the focus of creating great IT products and put pressure on Management and teams.