Pros
- The food team and the IT support team are some of the best and hardest working humans I've met. -I've worked with some really kind people here. -The cofounders mean well; they're driven and passionate (more on that below) -The perks are great (meals, amenities, environment, great insurance)
Cons
-Absolutely no upward mobility. -I genuinely like the cofounders, but they're much more focused on the 'brand' and how it looks to other people and having an inflated sense of what their impact is vs. what it feels like to work there and how they can lead and inspire their employees to do the work we need to do together. -Inexperienced managers who do their best, but don't know how to lead. -Internal tools needed for the job are an absolute mess and have been since my first day on the job. Eng support is more likely to go to passion projects instead of core product and the tools needed to maintain it. -Constant changes to the point where it becomes hard to do your job well. (This is well beyond the 'but we're a start-up, we gotta be scrappy, change is part of the ride, you have to roll with it' mentality) -People not being able to be honest with the cofounders about when they're off track. - Hiring an absurd amount of contractors and then continue to renew their contracts for 1+ years instead of hiring them full time.