Environment/ Initial Impressions

The company has around 300 employees internationally.  I am located in the New York City office for the first 2 weeks.   I will be switching to the Ann Arbor office after the first 2 weeks, however, I will be talking about my experience in New York.  There are around 50 employees that are stationed here.  The work place is very open and there is a lot of communication between the different departments.  The departments are broken down by marketing, sales, account executives, customer support, data analytics, back end software development, front-end development and usability, financials, and the board.  There is a clear hierarchy within the company based on respect, meaning that if someone of a high standing requests something from someone with a lower standing it is done immediately and without excuse.  Additionally, I am able to see hierarchy because the environment is all about learning and the less experienced members in each department look up to their leaders and ask lots of questions.  The environment is friendly, creative, inspiring and hard working.  

The dress code is professional/ casual.  Most people wear jeans and a button down.  The CEO and Founder wears whatever he wants.  

The company is very diverse they have men, women, college students, creative minds, engineering minds, business minds, highly experienced industry experts with 25+ years in business, their are people coming in from all over the world.  For example, the Vice President of customer support and data analytics has the majority of his team located in India and travels back and forth between the two countries.