Pros
Your coworkers. Due to the company's implied purpose by being a leader in the CSR space, it attracts a lot of people who are incredibly ambitious and passionate about making the world a better place. You will meet some of the best human beings because of it.
Cons
During orientation, you get your first peek at what is actually important to the company's culture: Bro culture/DevBeer, the Friday evening beeramid scheme that is advertised throughout your first week and even complimented for its exclusivity ("You'll be lucky if you get an invite!" - although anyone can join, but this should give you a taste of what you're getting yourself into), and lack of integrity and transparency (demonstrated by, but not limited to, the lack of coverage of workplace harassment policies and processes for reporting violations, and the belief in #wearewe, which you eventually come to realise is short for, "don't call us out, we'd rather brush things under the rug and sing kumbaya"). As you go on through your journey through this mess of a company, you'll soon find yourself keeping receipts for everything, because few people in leadership positions actually know what they're doing and you have a feeling that you might need proof one day to protect or stand up for yourself. Good thing it's a tech company, so that's easy enough to do. However, it won't get you far, because don't forget #wearewe and no one likes being held accountable (even though accountability is a company value! Isn't that funny). If you're not a white person (whether you're a man, woman, and anywhere in between - being allies to the LGBTQ+ community is something they're fairly decent at, actually), and you are looking to grow your career and work your way up at Benevity, don't be fooled by the inspirational quotes and "do the right thing"s written on the walls - your experience will likely not be any different here than it would be anywhere else. Keeping people in their original positions because they're really good at their job is a sentiment that is openly shared (and often applied to BIPOCs), which I guess is fine for people who are not looking for growth. Or if they're compensated fairly, to begin with. Which brings me to Benevity's pride and glory: confidently advertising that their compensation is below the industry average due to their amazing culture, the sense of purpose that people feel by working there, and fairly average benefits package. The purpose part is accurate, I have never met people who are more passionate about their work and it is heartbreaking to see that passion be exploited. Teams are incredibly overworked and underpaid while being constantly understaffed (and that's before you account for the excess amount of people who have to take stress leave - this is even before the pandemic!). It becomes a vicious cycle. Between the number of people on stress leave and the people that they are unable to retain due to poor work culture, it's no wonder that it is taking the company so long to become profitable. Unfortunately, all of the above barely scratches the surface. If you're looking to work at Benevity because it seems like a cool place to work, sure, you might be happy. If you're looking for a sense of belonging, purpose, a focus on corporate social responsibility, and decent compensation, I would say you're better off working for the corporate office of a company that is a client of Benevity. Those companies are the ones invested in keeping their employees engaged and are intentionally active in the CSR space (they're literally paying to use Benevity's platform to achieve it), whereas Benevity piggybacks on those companies' successes and passively engages in CSR initiatives. I could keep going on about what a sham of a company this is, but there's no point because they will continue to be successful so long as they keep exploiting their employees, and I've already wasted enough of my life on them. I hope this review spares a few people valuable years off their lives and unnecessary blows to their mental health.