Pros
I think Surya works out well for people with high potential who have the motivation to pursue their own growth. I agree that there is a lot of work and sometimes there are not enough people to do it. Sometimes you don't always have what you think is the right tool at the time, other times you may have disagreements with a manager or coworker on a process. But the best thing you can do for your career, in my opinion, is to work at a place that allows you to actually experience those situations and be loaded down with a lot of responsibility to learn as much as you can, whether you apply that learning to your job at Surya or go on to work somewhere else. I think Surya is a great place to have those experiences and earn that growth.
Surya may not be the company to pay you back for that growth, but if they don’t, someone else will. You're earning those experiences for yourself in the long haul, and I think that that can be pretty powerful. Some people who have left Surya have gone on to other really great jobs and careers because of the skills they picked up while working here. I have to say that I've learned a lot, and I'll admit that not all of it was easy, but I definitely think it has been worth it.
Cons
Pay is low and the commute is tough if you want to live in the city. They're working on adding more structure and training programs. I don't know who to credit with that but I think HR is working hard.
