Pros
Unlimited vacation (which has been conveniently capped at 21 days. That's a totally reasonable cap, but not exactly "unlimited" as advertised.) 401K matching is excellent (but is it worth the cons listed below? No.) Agency experience
Cons
UNHEALTHY DYNAMICS This “workplace” is founded on an unhealthy dynamic that promotes professional bullies to higher-level positions. These “senior” whatevers and “directors” undermine their team and consistently set them up for failure. Why? To substantiate their value by swooping in and executing the task (poorly). And when their lack of professional experience doesn’t facilitate that, they simply place the blame on their team. I've had co-workers come to me in tears over the way their leads have visibly undervalued them, I've experienced and witnessed degrading and patronizing conversations between "directors" and their team members (who are often entry-level and there to learn), and I've witnessed an obscene amount of unprofessionalism. TL;DR Professional bullies will break your creative spirit and sanity. VALUES (OR LACK THEREOF) You'd think working for an "LGBT, minority-owned" company would mean working with organizations that have the same values as the LGBTQ community and Latinxs. THINK AGAIN. The number of times I've seen a project that is the exact opposite of what the company claims to value is more than one and that's more than enough. TL;DR Their values serve clients, not the employees nor the community. TURNOVER The CEO and CSO have made it very clear that they don’t see employee morale as their responsibility. Let that sink in. Then they wonder why the turnover is so high, as they continue promising unrealistic turnaround times to clients at the expense of their employees (building a website in two weeks or even days, launching an ad campaign in less than 24 hours with visuals, messaging, and optimization) and signing contracts at woefully low prices. TL;DR 15 employees have left in the last 6 months. xxxxxxxxxx TL;DR If you're not looking to grow or learn, if you don't mind working for clients whose values are fundamentally opposed to those of the LGBTQ/minority communities, if you're comfortable with being gaslit, if you're comfortable working for a CEO/CSO who don't value employee morale and offer pro bono work to their friends, then this could be a good opportunity to get your foot in the door to the digital world.