Pros
Nice office space. Pay was decent. Friendly co-workers who are TRYING to do a good job. Mix of current tech and tech debt is normal and not too bad.
Cons
The CTO. Fear-based culture. Nano-management with zero trust or autonomy. Crazy high workload. "Do more with less" has it's limits and we can't "re-double our efforts" year after year after year. Managing up and laterally to protect your team from unreasonable workload and expectations is part of executive management's job. Being a "Yes man" and pushing all the crap onto the team only leads to cutting corners, a worse product, a worse internal user experience, and an unhappy team. Burnout doesn't begin to cover the expectations and stress imposed on the tech team who haven't already quit or been laid off. I've worked at several fast-paced technology companies. This is not that. It is a toxic environment I was relieved to escape.
