Pros
It was nice to have “unlimited time off”, but that flexibility changed and shifted depending on the owners’ view of you.
Cons
I started working here right out of college and knew something was up when I was lowballed for my salary. At first, the job seemed fine. I’d write blog posts a few times a week, do an assignment here and there, keep my head down, and go on with my day. But something started to change once I took a few days off. Management acted like I did something horrible, and after that, things weren’t the same. The creative assignments dried up. I had to have everything reviewed by my the content team leader before I could publish it. I even walked in on my entire team talking negatively about me. Why would I want to go to work if my whole team was up for treatment like that? Eventually I was disciplined about my lunch breaks (which I’d get shamed for because I wouldn’t eat at my desk). I was attacked for leaving at 5 every day because I had an hour long commute. The strangest part about working there was the way they approached assignments. All the sites were basically templates and all of the copy seemed to flow in the same format on every page (“at *brand name*, we ______”). If I had a dollar for every time I had to turn in an assignment that broke a rule I learned in school, I’d probably be paid more than I was working at Ignite. The company changed the site, logo, and employees like they were seasons. In my time there, 15 of the 25 people that worked there were fired, quit, or were let go mysteriously. We lost a myriad of clients as well due to Mitch (the owner) and his stubborn, bullheaded behavior. All in all, this job was like getting in a toxic relationship. You don’t know what’s wrong and no matter how hard you try to change it, it stays awful. Once you’re finally in a new relationship, you realize that, yes, this is how normal people are treated. And boy does it feel good.