Pros
- free breakfast, lunch and dinner and beer - flexible(ish) work environment - lots of very intelligent, cultured and worldly people - opportunity to learn a little bit of everything due to cross-functional nature of role - great product, great prospects for company growth - lots of start-ups and tech companies know Indeed, makes it easier to jump into a higher position at another company after paying your dues.
Kontras
- current structure of the international team is a dead-end for most - some managers micromanage - other managers are very laid-back and people abuse their freedom - severe favoritism and fierce internal politics within certain regional teams - frequent 'promotions' are merely title changes with few, if any, extra responsibilities, power, or influence - some managers do not keep up with their responsibilities resulting in team members having to pick up the slack - managers taking credit for work their team does - lack of mentorship or general guidance - country managers with heavier workloads have less opportunity to take on extra projects than those with easier workloads - it is necessary to FIGHT for ownership of a project when something out of the routine pop ups - good luck moving to another team within the company. you'll have to find and train your own replacement, basically. it's taken some up to a year after getting the job before they can make the move.