Pros
Truly incredible opportunity - there are few companies that are growing so quickly, with roles expanding so rapidly along with hefty scope and responsibility for almost anyone who wants to claim it. Many people now at Slack, and still being hired into Slack, are the first ones to do their particular roles so there is an opportunity to shape and build from the ground up. This is not a place for people who want to "rinse and repeat". It's a place to solve hard challenges, do things for the first time, and set a precedent going forward. Slack is a career making opportunity and people on the team know that - it's full of smart people who are energized and motivated to do great work, together. As a marketer it's also refreshing to work at a tech company that truly values marketing and provides the budget, headcount, and resources to do the job.
Cons
We're still figuring things out and that can be painful. Processes can be clunky and difficult, our systems and tools and data haven't kept up with our growth which can impeded the ability to get work done. There are competing priorities and while everyone generally has good intentions, projects can get bogged down in bottlenecks throughout the org. We don't have a history of "the way we do things" which makes work more exciting but also more chaotic - we are not yet the efficient machine we'd like to be.
