Pros
We have a lot of freedom to do what needs to be done. Hours are flexible and the PTO is plentiful. I like my job and I like the company on the whole. We have free coffee and pretty good technology. My coworkers are nice and helpful. I think the upper management TRIES to maintain a fun atmosphere with good culture while they also try to hit our goals. The pay is good and the benefits are too. I do know my direct manager is AMAZING and my peers range from great to BRILLIANT. The list of PROS are plentiful.
Cons
Our CEO seems nice and I've never met him personally but during my orientation boot camp I'll never forget how he dropped the F-bomb during the intro. He was trying to relate to us and show that he's an approachable guy but that's just not professional and was kind of an omen for the future, I think. There have been several management decisions that make a little sense from a very narrow perspective but zero sense when looking at things in the long term. New products are not given enough time to be fleshed out and made the right way and even when these project plans are given the directives are often seem to be rushed as well. I do not know if this is a top down problem or if this is a middle management problem. For example, when there is a new product from a new acquisition instead of taking a year or two to really understand it THEN start modifying things its like the race is on to get in and get that product repackaged into the other sciquest lineup ASAP regardless of consequences. As a result copious amounts of time and effort are wasted doing things that don't need to be done or cleaning up messes caused by hasty decisions that people with little or no programming/product knowledge are making. Our teams are extremely capable but energy is often wasted. Many are overworked while others are struggling to find something to do sometimes. The water cooler also talks about how non-conformity and making use of the open kitchen philosophy is a good way to get sent packing because it is viewed as dissent from.
