Pros
Every single person there is friendly, kind, welcoming, and hard-working to their core. Even with differing work styles, it was always easy to call a colleague a friend here. I hope I always stay connected to them. The job is totally remote, pays well, and supports a flexible schedule if you are sick, have appointments, sick children, etc. My direct manager was my favorite manager I have ever had and they were very devoted to my professional development and helping me to succeed in my role. I learned an immense amount of information about executive recruiting and now possess knowledge about several niche industries which I am sure will come in handy for the rest of my career journey. I am thankful for everything I learned in this job and the awesome teams of people I worked with every day.
Cons
Very sudden and random layoffs- two rounds happened in one year. This left the company short-staffed and the remaining team members spread thinly at times. When the company is busy with clients, the hours are extremely long; ten hours a day straight was not enough for me to get done what I needed during a three-month busy period there. Everyone was pretty overworked during this time, making (understandably) for sometimes short fuses among employees and quite a lack of work/life balance. The demanding nature of the job heightened my anxiety to the point where it was difficult to enjoy the company or my role, and I knew I wanted the rest of my career to be outside of the recruiting industry. I understand that jobs are meant to be stressful- I truly believe that any job worth having and working hard at should be at least somewhat stressful; it reminds you of what you're working for, which for me is professional development and betterment. Had there been some kind of a safe space for employees, the lack of work/life balance would maybe have rested with me a little easier than it did.