They treat you so well… until they don’t - Anonymous Podia Employee Review

- Everyone's really motivated to do their best work because we care about creators and we trust each other, and I think that's why we're able to ship so much and so often - There's always work to be done, but we care about prioritizing work life balance and everyone I've worked with is supportive and collaborative. - I feel supported by my manager and that expectations are clear, or as clear as they can be in a start-up environment - We truly care about each other as people, not just employees/coworkers - We're fully remote and around the world, so there's an autonomy in making your own hours or having flexibility in your day as long as you can achieve results and keep the team moving forward

- The company's going through some growing pains right now where processes around communication and planning are breaking down because we're bigger now, which can make things confusing/disorganized, but this is normal at this stage of the company. We've been making improvements and I think it will get better over time - Things move so fast that sometimes it's hard to find time to step back, reflect, and refocus on the "bigger picture" of why we're doing what we're doing in our day to day (related to point 1) - We're a small team so despite all the stuff we can do and have done, we still can't meet all the needs of creators at the speed that we would like. - Might be a con for some and pro for others: it's a start-up and so you can make a big impact really quickly, but that also means there isn't that much structure to do so and you have to go find those opportunities and people might not exactly know how. But I've found it helpful talking to my manager through ideas

You get to work with wildly creative, intelligent people in a collaborative environment. There are no micro-managers. You own your work, for better or worse. Generous vacation and paid sick time. If you're willing to do the work, there's always room to grow. All of the benefits of startup culture, without (most) of the toxic side-effects that come alongside that culture. It's not perfect, but leadership genuinely tries, and it shows in every facet of how we work. I could probably write a novel about it, but Podia is the first place where it doesn't feel like a job -- it's a career, and it's one I'm proud to work hard for, on, and in.

If you need a lot of hand-holding, this probably isn't the place for you. You'll get training wheels, but sooner rather than later, you need to function well with autonomy. It's a young company -- so it makes young company mistakes, and there won't always be a policy in place when you need it. Growing pains are minimized as much as they can be, but they're still there.