Pros
- I worked at Particular Audience as their Technical Account Manager (TAM) until I went on to develop my own venture. Leaving was difficult. It is a phenomenal place to be, especially the London office. Every day felt like going to see my friends and doing meaningful work. - There is a culture of camaraderie that seemed to be very well-maintained. People who have obviously been friends for years include you in their banter from Day 1. The open office in the London office helps people between different departments intermingle, which was incredibly fun. - The company does delegation exceptionally well. I do not remember being micromanaged at any point. Kudos to my line manager at the firm (Beth Smith) and the company CEO for managing that, as I know from past experience how difficult that can be. - The onboarding process was tremendously supportive. (Shoutout to my former colleague, Fabio Cancemi, for his help and generosity through that time.) - As a TAM, I was given meaningful work and opportunities to challenge myself; e.g., I was given the task to complete a full internal data audit project within my first few months at the company. I given almost total freedom on how I conducted the audit. This freedom enabled me to talk to dozens of different people within the team (even if some conversations ended up not being germane to the project) and gain a better sense of how the project should be completed. If I'd been restricted by the management, I doubt I could have approached the topic so comprehensively (or enthusiastically, for that matter). - Highly recommend it to anyone who'd like to have a stimulating experience at a fast-growing scale-up.
Cons
- The timezone difference between the European team (my team) and the Asia-Pacific team (where the engineering team mainly resided) was sporadically challenging. But this was probably unique to my position in the company, as I liaised between engineering and accounts teams in different regions — so most other Particular Audience employees might not face this.
