Pros
* Positive business outlook. Due to HVAC regulations, a lot of opportunities for new product innovation * Robust stage gate product development process. * Disciplined market research practices to fully understand customer pain points and applications. Fieldpiece build products for the customer, not what the CEO or leadership wants (like some other company). Top reason why I took the job in the first place. * Strong appreciation for customer focus innovation that really solve field tech pain points. * HVAC techs are fanatical about Fieldpiece products, nice to be in that position. * Generous and flexible PTO policy. Set days PTO days for vacation, sick and holiday. So if you don't want to celebrate a holiday, you can save it and use it as PTO. * Generous monthly bonus if we meet forecast and holiday bonus.
Kontras
* Many of the core employees want to retain the Fieldpiece culture. But not conducive to company growth. * Lack many processes and ZERO appreciation for defined roles and responsibilities. Middle management should do better in this area. RACI charts are rare here. And initiatives and process changes are not cascade down to teams. For such a small company, inter departmental communication is not great. * Many team members aren't very collaborative, not because they don't want to, they just don't know better. I would rate cross-functional collaboration a 5 out of 10 (10 as best). *There are some REALLY TOXIC, UNPROFESSIONAL employee behavior that shocked me. Very abrasive, non respectful communication styles. * Slow pace culture, great for work life balance I guess.