Pros
I appreciated the flexibility and autonomy in my work. I met some talented colleagues, who like me were exploited for our skills and experiences.
Cons
With a lot of changes in 2022, I experienced the worst burnout I had ever experienced during my time at one of the recently acquired companies, which led to a stress leave and my decision to quit to protect my health and well-being. The company states that they value people-first, but really it rewards certain people and discriminates against others, especially BIPOC employees by underpaying and overworking them.
During my time, I experienced gaslighting and witnessed bullying of other colleagues, which was never resolved during my time there. When some colleagues quit earlier in the year, instead of reviewing the recently won contracts and hiring more staff, the same workload was applied to fewer employees, which resulted in multiple burnouts and an overwhelming amount of stress applied to across multiple teams. There seems to be an inability to say no to clients or contracts until it is too late, and profit is prioritized over employee health.
After my departure, I do not believe any positive changes have been made to address these critical systemic issues.