Pros
Hybrid work environment; nice offices; some genuinely well-intentioned colleagues.
Cons
Social Finance bills itself as innovative, but the more I learned, the more extractive it felt. They seem to just be a middleman between public funds and private capital, profiting off taxpayer-backed risk with minimal transparency or accountability. Their “Career Impact Bonds” resemble private student loans, yet are marketed differently likely to avoid regulation. Does that expose vulnerable students to misleading financial products? You be the judge. The culture is dismal. They are superficially kind, but structurally unserious about mentorship. Throughout almost all of my interactions with senior leadership, I experienced hostility and condescension.