Pros
Haven't been employed here for a full year yet but the experience thus far has been positive. - Mgmt is open to employee feedback and doing what they can to make suggested changes - At the current size of the organization, there is a good balance of having some structure but not too much process - Compensation and benefits are at or slightly above market - High standard for talent - hire highly capable and intelligent people - Emphasis on nurturing and maintaining a collaborative team environment - Employees are encouraged to be autonomous - no micro-mgmt. - Encouragement of continuous learning and growing; taking on more responsibility - Daily catered lunches and dinners; lots of snacks and beverages - you will never be hungry here - Impressive product that will one day make MemSQL a globally recognized brand and company
Cons
Like any other start-up, there are areas for improvement. Most of the challenges naturally just come with scaling an organization, and some are more basic. - The Company is very engineering focused which is understandable at times, but when decisions are made, it should be made with the best interest of everyone and not just the engineers - The majority of the talent is young, and for most, MemSQL is their first real job. With that, there is sometimes an obvious lack of professional etiquette - be on time to meetings, and if you're going to be late, let someone know; accepting and declining meeting requests; understanding work & communication flow