Pros
1. Dynamic and high potential industry, so adapting to changes is something the company is good at 2. Adapted well to the pandemic 3. Excellent L&OD trainings (local and regional) for personal and professional growth 4. Internal databases and resources are extremely useful and highly efficient 5. Great place to grow in character since the stress really tests your resilience - but you have to be proactive if you want to progress your career. Ask for opportunities, be observant of openings/PIC roles, and make yourself recognized. Don't shadow around and expect career growth to be handed to you on a silver plate. 6. Fun, start-up culture 7. Especially with the WFH set-up, inter-regional/inter-cultural dialogue happens a lot 8. Highly data-driven
Cons
1. A lot of the tasks are manual and tedious 2. Overtime is a culture. The "We Run" value of Shopee can tend to glorify overworking oneself, even though that may not be organization's intention. 3. Initiatives tend to be overly competitor-centric, especially in the PH context wherein e-commerce is a duopoly. I feel that this isn't necessarily bad since looking out for competitors is important in any industry, but upper management must be very transparent in communicating the purpose and initiatives well to the rest of the employees. The purpose gets lost in translation often given the intense amount of tasks we need to do. 4. [Could be a pro or a con, depending on how you see it] All functions expect proactiveness, diligence, and NEED you to be meticulous on details. People won't run after you to get things done -- you have to create a system for yourself wherein you are able to meet deadlines and do your job efficiently and of quality. 5. Career progression isn't very clear, but this can be solved by proactively communicating with your direct reporting manager often and understanding the other functions within and outside your department. 6. Comms/coordination/announcements across departments and within teams are cascaded over company group chats, so it's pretty disorganized and easy to overlook. Depends on the team and department how they organize it since each dept/team operates differently. 7. High attrition rate for Business Development Department, which says a lot about the nature of the work and the leaders.