Pros
The best part of Boxy Charm is the people who work there. You will work with some of the best people (outside of leadership) that you will ever come across professionally. These people have a passion for what they do, they work hard in their careers and are very driven. You will forge relationships that will withstand the stress and anxiety that leadership so heavily & freely provides and find yourself wishing that you could rescue everyone you work with should you be able to escape. Everyone says the free makeup box a month is a great perk - which is true. However, the cultivation and curation of that box comes at price and that cost is the emotional, mental and financial well-being of the team that creates and executes that box. Great benefits and employer coverage which is very hard to come by these days. But you better pray that you don't fall ill or need to use said benefits since you will be questioned, criticized and judged for taking time off if you or a dependent falls ill.
Cons
If it wasn't evident from the description above, here is some more detail. Working at BC will place you in a classic "bait and switch" scenario. You will be sold on the company in the interview process. The leadership team will talk-up the company, sing it's praises, sell you an opportunity to "get in early" with its "high-growth" and "fast paced" environment. You will leave the interview ready to work and wanting to hit the ground running to implement everything that was discussed. After you start, you will begin to get acclimated and organize your to-do's, ideas and responsibilities that was previously discussed. This all seems great and definitely possible until you have the indecisive, self-righteous, arrogant, micromanaging CEO breathing down your neck and watching your every move. There is ZERO strategy for the team - from existing employees and maintaining their growth, to hiring new employees. You are dealing with a money hungry, misogynist who dictates his female employees while simultaneously derailing the hard work of his male counterparts because he cannot relinquish any type of control. Should you attempt to ask questions, take the lead, create and implement a strategy, you will be told "yes" to your face just to be dismissed and then be faced with defending your work and ability because he doesn't remember the conversation and truly just doesn't care. The only female in management left the company after just 6 months... that speaks for itself. The environment this man has created is toxic, depressing and just bad. Who BC is as a brand and who they are as an employer are two very different things - rightfully so... The amazing brands and marketing teams run all of social media and the CEO is the dictator on top resulting in BC being fun and pretty on the outside, and rotten on the inside. Work-life balance is non-existent here and you are expected to make BC your priority. Time for family? Leaving early to pick up a child or coming in late to drop one off? Sure, you can do it and use what little PTO you have accrued, but you're also going to hear commentary about it and be verbally compared to other employees who "stay late" or "figure it out".
