Pros
- From an engineering perspective, it's a good place to work if you're looking to learn, experiment, and grow your skillset. - The VP sticks up for their engineers. Challenges engineers to "level up". Fights for competitive salaries and tries hard to keep people from leaving. - I could never complain about anyone that I directly worked with in Engineering and the VP is trying to make changes to how the rest of the company views the department. This team is probably the most fun to be around, hands down. - I was never asked to work late or on weekends. The workload itself was very manageable. - Opportunity to work in a unique industry. - My fantasy teams really thrived with all the extra time I had on my hands for the majority of my tenure at Guidepoint. - Friday lunches were the bomb. - Office is walking distance from Grand Central.
Cons
- Terrible, below market compensation. In a competitive job market for tech talent, the company doesn't do nearly enough to pay for even average engineers. - Many missed opportunities to make great products for clients due to lack of resources and vision. I truly believe the company is squandering its position in the expert network space. - Archaic IT policies/practices. It's frightening how inept the people running the company's infrastructure are. - No opportunity to telecommute. - Non-existent opportunities for career growth. The team simply isn't large enough nor garners enough responsibility to necessitate team leads, directors, VPs, etc. - The culture outside of Engineering is churn and burn. It's disheartening seeing young, bright people up and leave a few weeks after they've arrived.