Pros
My colleagues were the only reason I was able to make it through each and every painstaking day. I made really good friends and was able to build a great network through my time here.
Cons
Where to begin? There is a strong cognitive dissonance between the leadership team and the sales team at Andela. For example, the recent Series D raised $100m. This for any other company would have been a triumph and proof that the business is very close to a sure thing. However, the day they announced the raise no one celebrated more than a few minutes and the rest of the day felt like just any other day. My opinion is that people just weren't excited because they are so unhappy with the day to day that it didn't really matter. Other substantial issues: -I've never worked for a company that had so many internal blockers for their sales team. Even when you had a client who wanted to buy, there was a very strong chance that there was not inventory for that person. -The Senior Sales leadership is some of the least inspiring people I've ever worked for. When people hit quota (which was very few people, only 5/25 people did in 2018) we did not celebrate because 'that's our job and you shouldn't celebrate doing your job' -Lack of product market fit. I get that every startup is trying to change a category and build out something new, but usually that entails responding to customer needs and requests. Andela is very slow for a 'fast moving startup'. The pricing is also only competitive in a few markets. For example a software engineer salary is cheaper in growing tech hubs like Nashville and Pittsburgh and we're expected to sell them a more expensive, inferior service. I can probably go on for much longer, but I would never recommend anyone trying to grow their sales career to join this company. Look elsewhere if you want to make any money and not live for the weekends.