Pros
- Had a fantastic team and immediate manager - Flexible on WFH options - Decent health benefits (includes dental & vision, also FSA or HSA available) - Felt safe to ask questions and for help when needed from other team members - Participated in pre-tax transit deduction - Excellent PTO (20 days vacation, 1 flex holiday, 10 personal/sick days, all major holidays) - Lower level company culture was helpful and welcoming with good people who worked hard to make it that way - Immediate manager was always willing to step up for our team to the best of their ability to make sure our team was treated well and respected by other teams I will definitely miss my colleagues.
Cons
- Internet Brands removed a lot of in-office perks (snacks, catered (but not free) lunches, etc) - Internet Brands began packing more people into the HQ office in downtown Manhattan, placing desks very close together and giving us less personal space - High expectations for little pay, cost-of-living raises were below inflation, essentially resulting in what amounted to a pay-cut each year instead - Frequent "streamlining" resulting in job eliminations, usually right after a large purchase of another company, often times with no warning to anyone that it was coming until the day of or day before, no job security as a result - Middle management often got stuck having to deliver bad news and clarify things from upper management to quell panic I will not miss the constant push to streamline and milk us dry for as little as possible.