Pros
-Started out as a Fellow at BPI and learned an immense amount in my first few months. Their fellowship training program gave me the tools and skills that I need to succeed as an associate and beyond -Social culture makes it easy to befriend people in the office, although it can be clicky at times -Strong CEO with good intentions and relationships with employees -Great healthcare and benefits, with sickdays and work from home days that do not dock from your vacation
Cons
-Despite what BPI claims, the fellowship is not a clear path to employment and as they have recently downsized, it is even less likely that a fellow will be hired. After three months, you will likely get an extension and end up doing associate level work with half of the salary and no benefits instead of being hired as an associate -The fun/social culture has its downside: People are blatantly favored for being social while the quiet people who work hard are often overlooked. It can be a very loud and distracting work environment -Your team (pod) may be great but also may also be disorganized: Some pods have their processes, job descriptions, and roles down well while others are disorganized, leading to overworked employees and poor deliverables to clients. This is also a reflection on their generally inexperienced and young management