Pros
Canvas is hands down the best company I've ever worked for. I'm proud to work here and am looking forward to what's ahead for us - Coworkers are incredibly capable, empathic, and genuine people who care about the work they do and how it impacts others. General vibe of positivity, kindness, and a desire to be helpful that makes for a motivating work environment - Leadership is humble/low ego, willing to listen with an open mind, rare combination of high IQ paired with high EQ, and high integrity. Decisions are made thoughtfully, with consideration for how they affect various stakeholders - Wonderful and unique culture. Very diverse bunch of people that genuinely enjoy spending time together. People pitch in to plan fun events that feel authentic and DIY (potlucks, taking turns cooking meals to celebrate software releases, happy hours, and offsites) -Industry changing product. We're building robots and working closely with construction workers to deploy them in the real world. It's very rewarding to see engineers and union tradespeople working side by side to make the product better and how everyone truly cares about the outcome -Good work life balance. Leadership actively encourages people to take time off and unplug. There are busy periods, but across the board work hours are great, especially by startup standards
Cons
Compared to other companies I've been at, Canvas is much better at getting ahead of things before they become real issues, but like any startup it has its drawbacks - Projects/initiatives get started but peter out without follow through as priorities shift. Important stuff does tend to get done, however - COVID and work from home has eroded vibrancy of the culture somewhat - We're still at the stage where people need to be scrappy and take on some of the unglamorous tasks that might be handled by an admin, office manager, etc at more established companies. Upside is little to no bureaucracy and a lot more latitude