I wish I never accepted the offer to work there.
Pros
Half of the team were wonderfully smart and kind people. They were very patient and helpful during training. The content of the job was fairly interesting if one likes working with languages, finds gratification in staying organized and creating relationships. There is a park across from the office that is a lovely place for lunch breaks.
Cons
Communication prior to employment was extremely slow, unclear, and passive over email. They were unprepared for me to begin work. It took three weeks and a half before I had a computer, and was fully-equipped for actual training (they gave me a laptop to work on in the meantime that was not powerful enough to run the necessary softwares). There was a somewhat hostile work environment. One manager in particular had a habit of making micro-aggressive comments. Despite the fact that I didn’t have the equipment, another senior PM constantly asked for assignments that I couldn’t effectively accomplish, was extremely impatient for my questions and then scolded me for not having work to do. Salary is quite low and the location is far from NYC. It requires a monthly railroad pass of $278, which the company does not subsidize at all. The last straw for me was during lunch, when a manager began defending a famous comedian who admitted to chronic sexual harassment. After realizing it wasn’t a good idea to engage this subject with him, I tried to end the conversation by explicitly saying “Let’s end this conversation”—he refused to stop talking to the point where I had to leave the room. The next day I was brought into a meeting with him to assure me that he had no bad intentions. He refused to apologize for disrespecting me. The other manager refused to apologize for not stepping up to shut down a conversation. They painted me as unreasonable for feeling that way, and ultimately felt no responsibility for creating a respectful and safe work environment. I quit on the spot. I requested an exit interview the following day to offer feedback and personal remarks were made during that meeting that further validated my decision to leave this company.
