Pros
Early on, I was given the opportunity to work from home due to limited space in the office. I loved saving on gas, mileage, time, etc. and literally could perform every aspect of the job from the comfort of home. At first, I thought the culture seemed cool and laidback, the seasoned employees appeared to be really loyal. I enjoyed working for a variety of clients because it kept content creation somewhat interesting. Medical coverage was generous and management was pretty flexible when personal issues made it difficult to work.
Cons
My situation was pretty unique, but it made for an experience that was bad overall. Being the only content creator in NC was difficult because the PPC and sales teams never really made me feel welcome or included. Management was all charm and smiles at first but once I settled into my role, it was almost as if they forgot I existed. My work was sometimes edited after the fact, so once I saw it published on a client's site, I'd notice a bunch of changes that were grammatically incorrect or convoluted. It felt as if I was being micromanaged because I couldn't keep up with the unrealistic pace they set. While I personally prefer quality over quantity, we were expected to pump out as much copy as possible to keep up with content schedules. The work kept piling up with every new client, and the expectations only got worse. There's such a thing as fatigue. Expecting someone to write thousands of words between product pages, landing pages, and blog posts PER DAY without much information from the client is simply unfeasible for even the best of writers. I had to do so much research for this job, learning about industries we had no business writing for or writing about. So many of the keywords we were given sounded robotic, which made it difficult to incorporate them into the copy. We all burn out and hit writer's block. The pay was way too low for that amount of work, yet I failed to convince management that I deserved more during my entire time there. Little did they know, I was often trying to make up for the daily quotas they expected until 10 - 11 p.m. most nights. My work-life balance sucked for two+ years. Dental coverage, 401(k), and life insurance would have been nice.