Pros
Coworkers are usually very nice
Cons
After some time away and perspective on the company, I now realize how toxic it is. The work is soul crushing and absolutely not mission driven. The company was, at the time, only Stanford alumni and there was no diversity at the company. You will never be encouraged to disagree with the CEO who is very controlling of everyone around them. wikiHow is ultimately a glorified content farm. Most people leave after 2ish years and the company was constantly hemorrhaging talent and hiring new college grads in their place, undoubtedly because they say yes to the low pay and faux benefits. Once they realized that the crazy amount of work is not worth the low pay and lack of opportunities to advance, they left, which created quiet whispers and accusations that you too might be leaving. I was using PTO for a personal day shortly after many people had left and was interrogated and asked if I was searching for another position. I wish I had been, but I truly was just taking a day off. Upon leaving, management listened to my many concerns in an exit discussion and subsequently asked me to leave a positive Glassdoor review. I was so taken aback and it became clear that they listened to nothing I said. I have stayed in touch with some current employees and it seems that not much has changed. This is all so sad particularly because wikiHow seems like a great place on the outside.
