Pros
- work with some incredibly skilled and talented individuals. - decent salary, benefits, perks, office
Cons
- Unrealistic quality/output expectations: You're under constant pressure to meet unsustainable quality/output expectations set by the CEO, leading to a sense of fear, inadequacy, and anxiety. Burnout: You're not allowed to talk about this, but you're expected to work long hours to meet "incredibly high standards" (one of the values). - Too many middle managers: Middle management is scrambling to appear valuable. Many of them don't know what they are doing and will be quick to throw you under the bus rather than take responsibility or accountability for their lack of ability and effective management. - Excessive critiques: Expect your work to be heavily scrutinised by way too many middle managers with nothing better to do. - Toxic feedback culture: Feedback and performance review processes may seem transparent and constructive, but be prepared for unfiltered secondhand feedback that will leave you blindsided, confused, and disheartened. - Do not fail: There is zero room for mistakes. Do not show any signs of weakness or inability as you can be sure it will be used against you when they want to. - Forced exits: Employees are constantly being forced out if they fail to meet the CEO's unsustainable expectations, contributing to a high-pressure atmosphere. You will see people regularly leaving the company with no explanation. It's horrible.
