Pros
Brand reputation and recognition could help you afterwards if you want to stay in the mindfulness or mental health sector.
Cons
I wasn't sure if I was going to write this - but I can see there are a few jobs up at Smiling Mind at the moment and I hope that potential applicants see this and can be informed before applying. My biggest issue with Smiling Mind is the hypocrisy. Despite being a not-for-profit working in the mental health space, the executive team are money, power and status-driven, often at the expense of the quality of their product, and the expense of mental health outcomes for their app users. There is little to no care of employee wellbeing which is exacerbated by the lack of structure, lack of support and the toxic workplace culture that is marked with constant anxiety and stress. They do not value their staff, often under paying them and finding anywhere possible to cut corners and cut costs. This results in high staff turn over. Despite being a big name in the mindfulness business over the last six years, they haven't been able to grow their team to more than 10 people.