Pros
- great relationships within team - great relationships outside of team - encouraged to explore new ideas
Cons
The way I was released from employment with Sezzle was greatly mishandled. The reason for my release did not align with documented reviews, repeated spoken reviews of "how great it is to have you on the team," and the company-sponsored trip to HQ in Minnesota for the 2023 staff on-site, just days before my release. My manager didn't know my last day at Sezzle was my last day, I was informed by my manager's manager and the head of HR. Sezzlers I spoke with afterward were as blindsided as I was. All this to say, I suspect my release had nothing to do with the reason they told me, and more of a combination of needing to cut costs (having just gone public on the Nasdaq) and a culture of toxic loyalty to the man at the top.