Pros
The work environment is fast paced and high energy. This is a young company with room to grow selling a fun and effective product. The culture is overall positive and the majority of the workers mean well and do the best they can (more on this later in the review) Benefits are good and provide immediate 401k vesting and an employee stock purchase plan. The buildings and office equipment are all modern and high quality. Occasional free swag, fun work celebration events, and famous athlete coming through. 50% employee discount to all full time employees. Cafeterias located in both corporate campuses in Baltimore offering very good quality food and selection for okay prices. If you are near the beginning of your career and want experience in a fast paced company this may be a good match If you don't mind a large amount of process improvement work and challenging the "this is how we've always done it" mantra as a means to grow your career this may be a match.
Cons
There are several things to be aware of before taking a job offer with UA. First is that it is a hyper growth sales company - You will constantly feel reminded of your department's place in the pecking order if you are working in departments classically considered as "Overhead" I.E. Accounting/Finance, HR, Risk Management, IT, Supply Chain. In this company, not surprisingly, Sales, Product, and Marketing reign as top dogs and they reap the rewards of best pay and first dibs at perks. While this is somewhat understandable, management would do well to understand that to hit your lofty growth targets one must seriously consider things like risk and cash management. It wouldn't take much money to invest in some top talent and mangers that are actual vetted professionals in this area. This leads to the next point to be aware of - management. Many of the managers in this company have worked their way up as the company has grown and no longer have the skills and experience capable to manage in their positions at a company of this magnitude. Most of them mean well, but they just don't have the professional chops and pedigree to manage today's tech savvy analysts. Right now there tends to be more "people management" than "talent management". UA would be wise to invest in some professional management or risk continuing to lose its smartest analytically-minded employees capable of working with enough efficiency to allow the company to reach its growth targets. Show these workers value by paying them their worth. With all that said it does seem that upper management is aware of these challenges stemming from the hyper growth; however, at the moment they just seem to be paying lip service to it. All the needed changes may indeed happen but at this point the company is as described. Be aware that pay is generally low. You will have to fight like a dog for raises.