Pros
Guild's mission has never been more important - at the intersection of mobility, skilling, workforce transformation, and public <> private partnerships, if you are energized by driving real change during a moment and landscape of national and international uncertainty - there is no better place to work. The reviews here all point to a theme - there was a point in time in which Guild was seen as a stable, lifestyle employer. It is no longer that, and cannot and should not be that. If people look around in the market, late stage private companies are either pivoting or dying. Guild is pivoting, shedding what no longer serves and accelerating growth at new speeds. Here's what Guild is getting right: - investing in solving problems in new ways - doubling down on where tooling can accelerate pace and where human value is a differentiator - paying above market, and offering evolving (but still dam good) benefits. - hiring and retaining INCREDIBLE colleagues. Truly, the smartest ive ever worked with. - continuing to balance learner outcomes with a thriving business, allowing us to scale while keeping the end user's career outcomes as the north star.
Cons
The themes around lack of stability and evolving benefits, programs, etc. are all real, but they are absolutely necessary. For the right employee, the opportunity to embrace agility and continuously solve new problems is invigorating. If you're willing to lean into discomfort and still push yourself to perform, this is your spot. That is not the case for everyone. Guild, at this stage, is not for everyone.