Pros
- Good culture in that many people are ready and willing to help - Surrounded by brilliant people - People genuinely want the company to be successful - Fun to be in a new technology area - IF they can get the products to perform, it is cool technology - Great benefits
Kontras
- Company mismanagement by the CEO and his co-founder wife caused 50% company layoff after hosting a celebration a week or 2 before for going public - Knowingly put employees in a difficult situation with vendors over cash flow issues - Do not pay contractors , vendors and expect employees to use their own credit card for travel and are very slow to reimburse - For a small company it is a very siloed organization with a blatant preference for employees that are part of the Essentium X team over others - Executive team not aligned - Be ready for nepotism and people hired because they belong to the same church as the CEO and his wife - CEO is a spin doctor, fund raiser and not willing to listen to the current challenges