Chaotic environment, unprofessional, inexperienced workforce... oh wait, that's called "start up spirit"!
Pros
- very relaxed dress code - very relaxed friendly atmosphere - very young employees - entrepreneurial attitude where the employees who have been there since the start of Groupon can freely expressed their ideas and implement them - decent office in a decent location - ideal for a first time job
Cons
- true chaos... through and through - poor pay and benefits package - poor working environment (missing/defective essential equipment and materials) - very unprofessional and immature working environment - have heard and seen things that would have got all the persons involved fired on the spot if that would have happened in a normal, serious and responsible company - very inexperienced workforce, very junior especially the middle "management" (no management experience, let alone managerial skills) - ever changing strategy, systems, organization, reporting line, area of responsibilities, targets, commission structure, incentive plans (not necessarily in line with the new targets set) - very confusing environment, back-stabbing, not transparent, no clear communication (laid off a lot of employees) - really bad reputation on the market - struggling to employ/retain talents, high staff turnover; inability to build business relationship with new or existing vendors, inability to partner with desirable, well established businesses - too short-term target oriented, can't see the bigger picture, no vision of long-term sustainability/profitability
