Pros
When I joined the Softheon team, I thought that the company was great. I wasn't working 70-hour weeks anymore, the stress level was pretty low, and I was being paid more than at my last job. In addition, the policy that was provided in my offer letter said "remote work". These are all the initial pros. My team was absolutely amazing. DataOps and Marketing are both top players at the company. I trusted my team and they are extremely intelligent, kind, and qualified employees. Pretty good benefits: 2 weeks PTO upon hire, unlimited PTO after 3 years, pretty good health benefits, 401K match is great
Cons
Unfortunately, after about six months of working at Softheon, I learned things weren't as they seemed. First, I was running a data science project but my title remained 'data analyst'. I didn't have the tools I needed to do my job effectively, which is unfortunate. We were also all promised merit raises in May, but that never happened. The remote work policy was also not true. I soon learned that I could only work from my residence. Now, this was fine at first, and when I was working on a project with a lot of press, I was given access to a laptop for the holidays when I was away. However, when my family was stuck in Puerto Rico due to airlines being shut down, I was not given the courtesy of working from my grandmother's house. The reasons stated are sensitive data - but if that's the case, why are other healthcare companies equipped to handle sensitive data on mobile devices? Next, despite Softheon's enthusiasm about Machine Learning, it was clear that not much has actually been explored at the company based on presentations that I listened to, skewed data, and incomplete resources. I finally gave my notice when I was offered another job for higher pay and more flexibility. I provided 3 weeks' notice because I didn't want to put my team in a tight spot. Unfortunately, after learning about the company's downsizing-- no, sorry, "rightsizing" -- initiative that left many employees in a terrible spot with little to no warning, I made the decision to sever my ties with the company sooner rather than later. I wanted to leave this company on good terms, but I cannot in good conscience tell others that this is a positive work environment.
