Pros
The lower-tier employees (who do all the work) are overall great. They're smart, talented, hardworking people who love what they do and are fun to hang out with. If only they had a voice in how the company operates... The PTO and holiday schedule is pretty generous. If you're a white man — gay or straight — at the vice president level or higher, you'll do just fine here.
Cons
This is the most broken environment I've ever worked in, and I came from a startup. A lot of the negatives have been discussed in other reviews, so I'll stick with this: The most infuriating thing about working at Visit Philadelphia is how much effort the CEO puts into pretending to care. Soapbox speeches, staff surveys, lame diversity panels — all of it is about him being able to say he asked for feedback. The reality is that the company has lost track of its mission to promote the city and is now just about making the CEO look good on the pages of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The people who do the work can't even get their ideas heard and more often than not, marketing campaigns are done by consultants who charge a ton of money, never meet deadlines and are all white men, despite the company saying it screens vendors for diversity and inclusivity. Work here if you love being gaslighted.