Pros
I gained an understanding of the ins and outs of Fortune 500 companies through our contracts with them, which prepared me for my current role. I enjoyed being a part of teams in different industries because it made me learn a little about everything. I supported healthcare, natural resources, and manufacturing clients, all with different types of needs. The last pro is they hire a lot of excellent people, so you learn a ton from your colleagues.
Cons
In 2023, a private equity investor bought a certain amount of shares of the company. Since then, despite Purple Strategies' leadership repeatedly stating nothing would change, there have been at least 8 rounds of layoffs (that I know of) and the company has downsized drastically. They even let go of some employees that were part of the founding team that worked on the BP oil spill. Separately, the company that already had a very small amount of diversity, didn't know how to value the employees that volunteered for the diversity and equity committee and strangled many of their efforts-- including running a survey to better understand the needs of the staff, despite research being a tenant of their work. Most of the minorities that worked at Purple during their largest workforce years (2021-2024) are now gone anyway. Either because the culture was not inclusive, or because they were laid off along others.