Pros
My immediate team was amazing. Remote work was a plus.
Cons
Let’s begin with the pay, you will be vastly underpaid when compared to other firms, your benefits will be less than at other companies (no healthcare for the Americans, good luck on MediCare). Also, depending on circumstance - you might not be paid at all, as this has happened to several team members on various occasions, which for a company that does a once a month pay cycle is not okay. Moving on to PTO, no one has a clue, HR systems aren’t and weren’t set up for the duration of my tenure, so good luck. Regarding the work - the work is not bad, it’s just a lot. Everyone is chronically overworked and if you’re in middle management (Senior Consultant to Senior Manager) good luck, you’ll be responsible for 2-3 clients personally and then also responsible for 5-10 client reviews from your subordinates. Onboarding was lackluster, bordering on non-existent. From a cultural perspective, there are pros and cons, but unfortunately the cons outweigh. For the pros there are things like Weekly Mindfulness calls, to share wins and happy thoughts. Day to day, everyone you’ll interact with will be rather easy to get along with, which is a plus. I’ve worked at a few startups in my day, this was by far the most unorganized. Hearing a superior comment about our teams’ lack of output (due to a severe lack of human capital) was disheartening to say the least. This is a place you work for 6 months - a year when you’re early in your career and need something to plop on your application. If you’re thinking about having a long, prosperous career - go to the Big 4, AssuranceLab doesn’t have that type of stability or longevity. Our employee churn is insane. If you are considering this company, be sure to do your due diligence, if you have other offers, then strongly consider your decision to join this offer. Once the happiness of joining a new company wears off (a month in), you’ll be applying elsewhere.
