Pros
- Diversity out the wazoo. You WILL find someone in your peer group that is into the same things you are, looks like you, worships like you, has your sense of humor, or passionate about some fringe hobby that you love as well. And if you don't? You'll still be hyped by your peers as being different and original. On my team now we have the most pessimistic man I ever met in my life, and we STILL have a great time hyping him up and giving him an outlet to just hate all the things. If you're reading this and you're in the know: SHOUT OUT TO KEVIN! -The culture. Kind of the same as above. -Benefits. Benefits. Benefits. -Leadership (in my experience) has always been amazing to me. -SO much opportunity for growth within the company
Cons
SOMETIMES it may feel like our passion for the company and our team is taken advantage of by placing people in leadership roles without title or extra compensation. Utilizing DRIs as de-facto leads and creating 'career experiences' where you get to work on a team or project above your pay grade for several weeks/months but are not compensated for the type of work/extra work you are doing beyond core work. If you're a grinder or someone who has a hard time telling leadership no, you may feel taken advantage of at times. I want to be clear, though, that sounds heavy, but it's really not a deter for most people. You DO get experience in something you may not have had an opportunity to try your hand at or have a background in at all, and that part is pretty cool.