Etsy

I've worked at Etsy for over 5 years, and two things that are still 100% true are that Etsy is a company where you can bring your full self to work and everybody who works there goes out of their way to be helpful.

We have always strived to be a welcoming place full of diverse people and ideas.

The thing I appreciate about the new executive leadership is that that is still true, and we're getting better at being more transparent and realistic about the business environment in which we operate and our competition.

Inclusion and collaboration have NOT been sacrificed for increased focus on working on the things that matter and align with a more focused strategy.

Planning, coordination, and prioritization continue to be areas that are undefined by Etsy's established culture and practices. This often can feel like chaos. As mentioned in the Pros section, everyone who works there truly cares about the company and their projects and strives to be helpful, but there can still be a lot of friction and overhead when it comes to resolving project conflicts (deadlines, staffing, etc.).

Another way to look at this is that Etsy has always valued empowering individuals and frontline teams to make decisions. This worked well when it was a 100-person company, but it hasn't scaled up.

Continue to improve the guiding strategy such that it can be more actionable for prioritization (as mentioned in the Cons).

Continue to work to add company-wide coordination and planning as a first-class aspect of Etsy culture and know-how.