Pros
1) The people - one of the main reasons I joined Great Jones vs. other employers was the people, and they made my experience as great as it was. The employees are just an awesome bunch of high-IQ, high-EQ, low ego people from all walks of life. I made good friends with many coworkers there (who I still see regularly to this day) and didn't really encounter a bad-egg in the 100+ bunch. 2) The leadership - especially the CEO, SVP of Ops, and co-founder - were just a really smart, ethical, hardworking, kind group. They led by example with their wealth of experience, were all invested in helping me grow, were always available to help me work through meaty problems, and really valued my opinion on topics in my area of expertise. I think it's very rare for companies to have this type of A+ leadership from both an emotional and intellectual intelligence standpoint, and I learned a ton from them. 3) Work style - I definitely had more work/life balance than with other jobs. I worked hard, no doubt, but I always felt like I had the ability to take time off when needed or tend to other aspects of my life outside of work in ways that I hadn't been able to previously. I also was given a ton of autonomy to work on my projects and see them through from ideation to completion; my bosses regularly checked in to help remove roadblocks and get status updates, but I never once felt micromanaged, which is the exact way I like to work. The only reason I left Great Jones was to pursue a post-COVID entrepreneurial endeavor that had a limited window for me to build in; had it not been for this idea, I'd still be happily working at Great Jones today.
Cons
Nothing acutely specific to Great Jones. Because of COVID, working from home was a bit of a bummer, especially if you enjoy the people you work with, but if your biggest issue is not being able to see your coworkers in person, that's a pretty great company. Data infrastructure was less built out than in previous more established companies I'd worked at, but 1) that's part of working at a startup, and 2) I know continuing to build it out is the biggest priority for the company.