The design cult of Apple, meets chaotic Twitter management, with a side of Google ego - Engineers Only
Pros
- Not another SoMa social or web 2.0 VC draining cow, Square actually has a legit business model - Company that encompasses hardware, software and services; well rounded - not just 1 and 0's - Support isn't outsourced abroad, humans are involved in escalations - Modern technology stack, many stable languages utilized, test driven development is the norm
Cons
- Extended and weekend hours are expected, only those who give up family and friends are advanced - regardless of actual contributions or knowledge - Extremely young (in experience years) senior management, attempting to be a jr Steve Jobs and burning bridges quickly (both inside and outside the organization) - Praise is given to a very narrow tech focus employee group, never the entire organization or whole teams - Feedback is top down, never bottom up or 360 - One wrong attitude remark will quickly setoff a firing spree, has happened in many departments already - Co-founder frequent shuffle, none of which seem to retain the same job or duties longer then a few months - Weekly 'Town Square' all-hands events closely resemble a mega-church gospel, again another Apple knock-off - Transparency inside and out are very minimal - no 800# listed on the web site
