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Fast growth provides challenges

Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at MongoDB for 2 years
September 22, 2012
New York, New York
3.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

There are so many things that need to be done with the high growth rate of the company that nobody is pigeon-holed in just one place or one just one type of job.

Flexible hours and vacation are great but underused by many.

People are happy to hear your ideas and discuss them. As an open-source company, there is no limitation to what you can do on the internet with MongoDB.

Cons

Like any growing company, there are more challenges along the way. These include:

  • Lack of organization, responsibilities, definition, and roles.
  • Trouble with building effective communication channels internally (between groups and departments).
  • Lots of new employees which need to learn/train before being effective.
  • Holding work quality high.
  • Professionalism.
  • Overworked and under-acknowledged employees.
  • Providing structure for professional growth internally.
Advice to Management

Be honest and open internally. Information is best shared to empower people. This does not feel like what is being done now from the top down.

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