Pros
If you asked me this at the turn of the year, I could list Pros that would have you desperate for job at Native Commerce. It really was a wonderful place to work with a creative, highly skilled team that worked well together. Unfortunately that has all gone due to some of the worst business decisions I've ever witnessed and thanks to one of the most unbelievably poor CEOs I've ever had the mispleasure to work under. Her saving grace was thanks to the support of an advisor and board member who was blindly loyal to her and couldn't see her slowly destroy the company.
Cons
Well, thanks to the above mentioned CEO, most of the staff who could have saved the company were let go, laid off or forced out. The sole reason was due to the CEO never acting on their ideas or never taking any advice from them on company growth. This would reflect badly on their performance. We lost some of the most talented people I've ever worked with due to her sheer arrogance and awful way she'd play them off each other. She would pride herself on not reading emails if they were too long and insist you send short bullet points if you wanted them written. This is the CEO of a million dollar compnay...not reading emails. We lost an editorial director who changed the face of the department and was highly respected by his team, a business director who could have done her job with his eyes closed, some awesome Brand managers and marketers and a batch of super talented copywriters all due to her horrible style of management and favoritism which ultimately leading to the loss of revenue. FINALLY: You'll notice the positive reviews of Native Commerce posted on May 5th. They are all fake. The CEO had the staff, including me, write them due to some much negative online feedback from clients and staff. You have been warned!