Pros
GoDaddy is known in the area for having some of the best benefits and perks. Which is one of the reasons I applied. (1a) The benefits are good. Reasonable healthcare plans, mental health assistance and wellness days off each quarter along with decent vacation time and sick time. There is substantial opportunity to learn new skills and move up in the company. It is worth it to stick around and gain those skills as they can translate to bigger better opportunities either internally or externally. The ability to work from home for most of the positions could be a pro or a con for some. I find it to be a pro. Productivity has been shown to go up when users are in a less distracting environment such as the office. In office we had constant interruptions. The pandemic forced us to work from home and we never looked back. (I do miss the facilities a tad) Honestly, the inclusivity and teamwork that is experienced at GoDaddy is like nothing else Ive ever experienced. We have so many employee groups to celebrate our uniqueness that helps make the company great such as our united group to celebrate LGBTQ employees and our Blacks in Technology group. Its one of the most open and honest companies Ive ever worked for in terms of that. We are truly free to be ourselves. When you can be your authentic self you can also be a better employee. The company will listen to employees when it comes to benefits and culture and has historically made strides to improve those things. They have also worked to increase compensation when it was revealed (in the past) we were being paid less then the industry standard. So its nice to know the company wants to improve that.
Cons
Benefits have been reduced drastically (1a) since we went public a few years ago. Of course, as is the case with any company that has shareholders to appease. While our benefits used to be highly competitive, they are now run of the mill. Outsourcing is a big issue as well, again, this isn't that different from other similar companies. But the looming possibility that your role could be next isn't necessarily good on ones mental state. The contract employees also dont have the same stake in the companies success so they dont always put in the same effort as those of us who do which can lead to resentment, more work for others, and a hostile work environment. And it also leads to upset customers. But again, I think this is common in most tech companies these days. Its just kind of new to us tenured employees since the big brag about GoDaddy was that we used to be 100% US based. Ultimately, the one constant is that things change and sometimes its for the worse, sometimes its for the better.
