Pros
- Most motivated and hard working team I've ever worked with. - Office-wide mentality that no question is a stupid question, making it an amazing learning environment. - Super flexible hours towards your life's needs: so long as you are there for meetings, when your project team needs you, and getting your work done there's no problems. Can schedule appointments and other life events mid-day when necessary. - Team is constantly discussing how improvements can be made, and management is getting better and better at effective implementation. - Team hangs out a lot outside of work, the company has a "family" feel to it. - Overtime isn't paid out as work/life balance is promoted. Management requests that you plan a vacation if you've worked copious extra hours for project pushes. - Company is growing, and any advice on improvement of internal systems is appreciated. This allows for a feeling of having an active role in developing your workplace towards your needs. - Office-wide mentality of doing what is right by customers and employees. - Really interesting work cutting-edge work. - Many 3D printers & other cool R&D equipment, employees can use for personal projects when not obstructing company needs. - As it's a relatively small company, you get to wear a lot of hats and learn a lot beyond your exact job title.
Cons
- Doesn't come with a slow-paced heavy-mentorship start. To be effective here you need to be self-driven and willing to ask lots of questions. If you sit and wait for help you won't make it. - This company does a lot of custom work. Upfront estimates can be very challenging, and projects can present curve balls that require overtime to stay on timeline. Major efforts are being made to reduce risks like this, which is appreciated.