Prós
-the product has promise -so far, the product has been easy to sell so the company has grown quickly -you’ll work with generally smart people -base pay is typically above market
Contras
-the culture (or lack thereof) is abysmal. I don’t mean happy hours or cold brew in the office. I mean how people at Rippling interact with each other. The best way I can describe the culture is unkind and untrusting. -benefits are trash, and more importantly, leadership is pretty clear that they don’t care or intend to improve this. The overall vibe at Rippling is “you are lucky to work here, so you take what you’re given.” This has worked for them so far in the startup phase, but I see this crumbling in the near future. You can’t have the turnover this company has and execute a successful longterm strategy. -generally, middle managers are inexperienced and aren’t on your side -work-life balance is non-existent and in fact, the CEO has said in so many words that he doesn’t believe in it -there doesn’t seem to be an overall vision or strategy: for the product, for company initiatives, for any part of Rippling. Again, this is possible when you are a series A/B/C, but I’m not sure how this works out in the long run.