Pros
-Nice co-workers -Ability to work from home
Cons
-No work/life balance (emails coming at all times of day/night and no ability to disconnect) -Upper management is horrible. Does not care about employees. Willing to let good people walk out the door. -Upper management thinks that hiring contractors will fix their problems. -Inspire Brands want to hire externally/contractor work so they can place blame and point the finger if things do not go well. -Lack of planning and proper testing with projects. Always trying to move too fast. -No vision or direction from Technology leadership. Constantly trying to move too fast and not doing due diligence. -Leadership delegates down tasks that require too many resource requirements and demand results. When results can not be delivered, they freak out because they have over-promised to Sr. leadership without analyzing current projects/tasks and resource constraints. -Everyone is a "Yes Man" and will tell leadership what they want to hear, instead of telling them the honest truth. Speaking the truth will get you in trouble here. -No internal organization of processes or procedures. Inspire is growing so rapidly that we do not get the chance to finish prior projects before there is something new on the horizon. -Pay is sub-par, especially in the technology fields. -Company is withholding bonuses "due to covid" yet they purchase Dunkin' and Baskin Robbins for 11 BILLION dollars instead of investing in their workforce and spending money where it matters. -Overworked and too many tasks. Not enough time to complete. Refuses to hire FTE's. -Pushing and demanding atmosphere. If you are a blocker in any way, you will be terminated or removed from your position. -Paul Brown is a Trump supporter and has contributed to him campaign. Capitalism viewpoints. Millionaires working to line the pockets of other millionaires. -Roark Capital funds all of Inspire Brands. Entire company is just a means to line the pockets of the board members. -No appreciation for the work of managers or team members. Upper management tries to take credit for everyone else's work. Not sharing the kudos. -Management is largely disconnected from the personal lives of the employees. Rarely do they check in or ask how you are doing. All results driven. -You are just a number. You just serve a function. You are not looked at like an individual. -If you do or say the wrong thing, you are looked at as a "problem employee' and start getting micro-managed until you are terminated. -Leadership does not listen to upper management. Upper management doesn't listen to middle management. Middle management is the only good thing at this company. -The best leaders are the first-level managers at Inspire Brands. Director level and up are all part of a "boys club"