Pros
- There are some smart, capable people who are trying to do the right things. - Flexibility exists on paper - If you can manage to keep your head down/don't rock the boat, you can definitely coast for a while - They allow remote work on the technical side
Cons
TLDR, if you are a person that takes pride in their work and cares you won't survive here. - Strong "drink the Koolaid" culture. Any dissent, skepticism, or raising real risks is discouraged (and even punished) - Lots of red flags in leadership decisions: - Priorities shift constantly; strategy feels very reactive - Accountability is non-existent - Bragging about understaffing projects to get more productivity - Silent layoffs, people just vanish sometimes - Retaliation is a real thing here - The top-down pressure and project pace is absurd, the expectation is that you just absorb it but it comes at a cost; org morale is low, burnout is high. - Office politics aplenty, communication is often more about how you spin things than the content or reality - Because of the artificially short, self-imposed deadlines and being asked to work weekends and nights to try and wring more oil out of us there is a culture where you feel like you are always behind and are unable to take a breather or vacation