Pros
- Culture: co-workers are super welcoming and willing to jump in and help at any time. Leadership is involved and willing to hear new suggestions at any time. The people are awesome...I've always felt supported, appreciated, and seen over my 5 years here. - I felt that the training at Mindsight was really well-organized for a company this size...I even loved the period of time when I was learning the ropes because my co-workers made me feel capable and smart (even when I didn't feel that way at first). - Part-time can be flexible when needed -- though as an operations team member, sometimes you get a project that's on a tight timeline and you won't have time for your planned afternoon Costco run. I learned to plan ahead and was able to balance my work and life the way I wanted to fairly easily. - Vacation policies are generous -- includes floating holidays and more company holidays than any other company I've worked for or heard of. Example: they typically shut the whole business down from Christmas through New Years to give everyone a break. No PTO needed. It's awesome -- felt like I was a kid again on Christmas vacation. - Boss (Shawn) is awesome. He hates being called boss and he really cares about his people. He takes the responsibility of being in charge without any of the ego. You'll never find someone more dedicated to your success. And he welcomes feedback. "I can't fix it if I don't know about it" was one of this phrases -- meaning he wants you to raise issues and make suggestions. Complaining with no effort to help form a solution won't get you too far, but bringing his attention to problems that you're willing to engage with or help fix is always, always encouraged -- something that I really appreciated. - Dress code -- pretty relaxed, though if you have presentations with clients or potential clients its expected that you look and act professional, so use common sense (seriously not too much to ask in my opinion). If I wasn't at a turning point in my personal life, I would stay for a long time. I've loved it here. Highly recommend.
Cons
If you're ready to work hard and go the extra mile on occasion, this is the place for you. You'll be rewarded for it. But Mindsight is not the place for someone who isn't ready to develop themselves, stretch, or do their part. It's too small of a company to be a job where you can do the minimum and then go home...its a place where everyone wants to go above and beyond to create quality outputs. Put more bluntly -- if you're lazy, you won't make it here. Hard workers do the best and are promoted the most. On the other hand, if you want to do well and are putting effort in, there are so so many people and resources that will jump in and help you achieve your personal and professional goals. Mindsight is a smaller company, so your health benefits may not look as great as they would if you worked for a Fortune 100. That's just how it goes. But the plus side to that is a smaller company is more flexible (see my bullet on company holidays above) and I've always felt that compensation is competitive and more than fair.
