Pros
I had been with GS for several years and met some really talented people. Most people I worked with were caring, kind, compassionate, and empathetic. It was always easiest to accomplish tasks together as a team. I was exposed to and learned from many projects/tasks that forced me to learn new skills which furthered my career. Along those same lines, I became very good at quickly adapting to new directions since directives changed almost daily. Health Insurance and medical benefits are quite good compared with other tech companies. Full remote work since lockdowns from covid began.
Cons
The saying of "that's the start up way" was, in my opinion, used way too often as an excuse for lack of direction, management, and follow through. Planning and executing plans was always incredibly difficult due to lack of clear direction and help from senior leadership. Accountability for such issues was also lacking as many always tried to find someone to blame rather than work towards a solution. There was always a promise of the work and tools becoming more intuitive and easier, but very few improvements had been made to the process without significant workarounds in the processes. When asking for help in developing better processes, not much was given so we had to figure out most of it on our own it felt like. Along these lines both short term and long term planning were nearly impossible since clear directions and deadlines were rarely given from leadership. Working here requires quite a bit of sacrifice to a work-life balance as there is almost too much work given out that requires significant overtime with no overtime pay. When speaking concerns about my work load I was told that I needed to set my own boundaries while in the same breath I was handed more tasks. Little loyalty to employees that have put "blood, sweat, and tears" into the company.