Pros
I learned a lot, was exposed to a ton of business decisions and strategy. Great place, great people, good benefits. I'm fortunate for the experience.
Kontras
Small company so limited career pathing.
Pros
Posting this as it seems like mainly negative reviews that paint a drastically different picture than what I've experienced. Trend Lab has been in business for 20 years and employs about 30 people. It seems like people are either here 8+ years or don't make it a year. In my short time here, it seems pretty obvious that some people "get it" and others don't. It's a small, woman ran company with many long term employees, which is why I was attracted to this job, compared to a large, corporate environment. Some people do well with ambiguity and independence, some don't. Compared to previous jobs, I feel like this one comes with many perks, most notably the office is empty by 4pm except for Fridays where everyone leaves by 1. I believe one of the recent reviews was left by my predecessor. Going through the files I got, I don't know what they did all day! Of course they were disgruntled, they didn't seem to know what they were doing or have real training in how to manage social media. I'm guessing they scrolled instagram all day as "research" and wondered why their VP and CEO were both frustrated with their performance. I also feel like a lot of previous reviews paint a negative picture of the CEO. Reminds me of the Beyoncé lyrics, "I'm not bossy, I'm the boss". I like that the CEO tells you what she's thinking. I've worked too many places with coy politics and I'm over it, I want to work somewhere where people are direct. I know some workers are intimidated by the CEO, but they themselves are relatively shy people who are not open to feedback, even from peers. I wonder if the CEO was a man if any reviews would have those negative comments...
Kontras
*It is a majority women in the office. This comes with it's own set of headaches and challenges, but that's not a Trend Lab specific problem. *No outlined promotion tracks, etc, like you'd find at a corporate company, but going off all the people that have worked here for years there seems to be ample ways to earn a promotion. *Open floorplan office, but it is almost always quiet during the day. *Small company. You will wear many hats. *Many long term employees so it can feel intimidating being the new person, but everyone has been very nice.
Pros
Early Fridays. Leaving at end of day
Kontras
Pay, belittling owner. Indecisive owner. Cheap owner. Owner is a sever micromanager