Pros
This really used to be a magical place to work. Bushel rode an incredible wave of growth pre- and post-pandemic. Left with fond memories of a very different era.
Cons
- CEO is showing signs of desperation after a poor all-in strategy on fintech. - Anyone you see in the photos on their website or this page probably doesn't work here anymore. They're on 7+ RIFs and counting in the last few years and 150+ employees than their peak. - Poor performance management and growth. This is not somewhere you join to see meaningful career movement with promotions or salary increases. This is where you get hired/bet on and grow a lot with the experience and ownership they give you. This is also a con for other experienced team members who get unqualified team members thrown into the mix semi-regularly. Speaking of unqualified team members, Bushel is notorious for being bad at firing and holding on to poor talent for far too long. - Latest obsession with AI also reeks of desperation. Has repeatedly made statements about engineers being "lazy" or untalented because of the immediate deadlines and pressure they set. AI is not a silver bullet for any company and especially this one. - Has never put in the muscle needed for financial modeling and rigor around pricing, deals, etc. Bushel will do anything for the next ten dollars in front of them, even if it costs them a thousand worth of labor and resources to make it happen. This led to a whack-a-mole strategy of scrambling for the next customer signature only to completely ignore them once they're onboarded. This cycle gets old.