Pros
The company has a knack for finding and hiring fantastic people. The project managers and members of the technical team are all very dedicated to the company and to their work. The learning opportunities that I encountered while at Language Intelligence were phenomenal. I was trained exceptionally well by multiple parties and also given the opportunity to learn on my own, while knowing help was never far off when needed. Technologies I learned at LI, both localization related and non, will be taken with me and applied in other positions. The work was fast paced and exciting. The overall culture and rapport between the "ground workers" was fun and welcoming. While working with these people I was encouraged to do better and to help as much as I could. Unfortunately, a good number of those workers are now no longer at the company and I can't speak for its current atmosphere.
Cons
The work is demanding, which, on an ordinary basis would be fine. As I said the PMs and tech team are very dedicated. However, sometimes it felt as if they were alone in that dedication and that the support they needed couldn't be found. This strain leads the great people that LI hires to find better opportunities elsewhere. There was a disconnect between a lot of upper management and the rest of the employees. They were all nice people but not as accessible as they should have been to help with managing the projects. My first late night stands out very vividly because the CEO left at 5:30 and asked a group of us, "You're still here?" without really knowing (or showing any interest in) what anyone was still there working on. This, of course, wasn't an everyday occurrence, but once is enough for a bad impression. Human Resources as I know it was non-existent. The CEO promoted an environment of familiarity that was kind of unnatural; it was, after all, work. This was prioritized higher than the work that needed doing. The late nights there are more likely to be compensated for with a happy hour than the flex time for the hours put in. There was too much emphasis put on personality types. Lastly, I was a full-time, hourly employee and the decision was made not to pay me time and a half for the hours above 40 I worked during my first three months (training period), with the reasoning being, "I would hate to pay you for training," even though the work I completed when I stayed late was on real projects with real deadlines going to real clients.