Pluspunten
- BPA offers a collaborative and innovative work environment where employees feel valued and heard. They do try hard to ensure people come before profit. - Leadership is transparent and genuinely cares about employees' professional growth and work-life balance. This is evident in the flexibility in the schedules, as well as being one of the very few employers locally that provide tuition reimbursement up to 100%. - Opportunities for training and career advancement are readily available, which is great for personal development. I will say the company could do a better job at outlining specific steps they'd like to see employees take to reach certain milestones. At times, it can feel ambiguous. However, if you're willing to put one foot in front of the other, BPA will be there to support you along the way. - The company has a clear mission and vision, with cutting-edge solutions that make it exciting to be part of the team. More excitingly (to me) is that the team all feels like family. We know each other's idiosyncrasies, likes, dislikes, family members, etc... You don't get that close-knit relationship in huge corporations. - The benefits package is competitive, and the company hosts tons of events throughout the year for both employees and their families. My kids LOVE coming to "work parties".
Minpunten
There's no shortage of great ideas at BluePrint. However, there seems to be a shortage of those willing to take the initiative to bring those great ideas to life. As with all companies, they have their growing pains and BPA is no exception. The company is growing rapidly and unfortunately, some of the older processes (or lack thereof) are a bit antiquated. It's a delicate balance in trying to match a people-first culture with business growth aspirations and as hard as they try to protect their culture, perhaps allowing some "corporate" thinking might not be such a bad thing. However, that's entirely dependent on where the company sees itself heading and what it wants to do to accomplish that.