Pros
Organization built on good intention. Mission-driven people (although they won't stick around too long)
Cons
Toxic work culture. I joined during the pandemic, so I never got a chance to meet the team in person. You would think that the toxicity won't show when you're working remotely, but I thought wrong -- it is even worse than being in the office. I can't speak for other teams, but the team I was in was toxic and managers gossip all the time, it was the main reason I decided to leave. Not only managers call you 24/7 to get you do things and clean up after their mess, but also they constantly gossip about team member (and you'd wonder when you're going to be the next target) AND candidates for a position. It really bothered me how phony and cruel a manager/director/team lead can be, when they're not even willing to have 1:1 open discussion to deal with any team issues. The team hierarchy is extremely intense, you won't get any direct feedback from your team lead if you're not reporting directly to that person. Most people I worked with were smart and kind. But the managerial people are work you to the bone, have no boundary, gaslight you, and never motivate you or give you constructive feedback. I was told by my manager that I was a "racist" and "unprofessional" many times -- which shocked me and made me cry multiple times. I joined AF even if the salary was lower than market average because the mission and values align with mine and I really wanted to work with like-minded people, but this organization is internally really messy and extremely disappointing.