Pros
Popcorn, Soda, flexibility in hours and humorous material provided by all levels of management. This will benefit my next career as a standup comic. As a stock-holder, thumbs up. As an employee, read on ...
Cons
Right out of the gate, it’s all about the "flare". The company and management teams focus solely on making the product look good but not necessarily perform well. Management will cross any boundaries to ensure that Marketing deadlines are adhered to, including asking people to spin their wheels for the sake of spinning their wheels. Executives and Board are focused solely on the short term stock prices, regardless of what they say. Almost any dip in quarterly numbers in the past 4-5 years, has been quickly followed up with a reduction in force. Most middle managers are only focused on managing products and not people and offer very little communication because they really have nothing to communicate in regards to career or team building. This is not a place for the weak-hearted. If its just a stop-over to the next opportunity then probably worth the pain.