Pros
- Great benefits - the healthcare benefits here are amazing, and more than that - the company really cares about its employees worklife balance and mental wellbeing. The managers check in and make sure that given world/national events, that we are taking the time for ourselves as individuals to take care of ourselves. - Really transparent strategy and organizational goals are motivating to go into work everyday: the problem spaces we are tackling are not only really important to solve for our users, but also exciting opportunity spaces to really grow the impact we're already delivering to our customers. I feel like all the departments are really aligned to similar goals - lots of cross team efforts. - As a non-white, queer, female - when i first joined dscout it was very very white - but after last summer, they've really done a lot of change their hiring practices and identify the gaps in our culture to make it more diverse, equitable and help its employees feel a sense of belonging. I've noticed that its not just top down DEI lipservice, they really help all levels of the org embody and support different DEI efforts whether its interesting Tuesday Teas that hit on cultural topics, or hiring pipeline reviews and training, to anti-bias training for the whole company. There's tons of new faces that I really enjoy seeing new people and new identities represented across the company.
Cons
Do more = better: one negative aspect of dscout is that we have a lot of ground to cover and a lot of really kick-ass people who run through walls to get work done. While this keeps our organization lean, it also can burn out those individuals who are taking on more than their typical job role. I think this will change as the company grows in size.