Unfortunately the founders don't seem to value good software developers. Probably they think that we are just another developer and if we leave they just get easily another one that does the job.
You can get easily a much better salary in other companies in Porto. But they say they offer other things that the rest of the companies don't. I know that it is polite to say money is the least important thing, but in the end many are leaving and others thinking about it probably because of that. They really enjoy working at Mindera, but yeah they feel undervalued and salary is also important.
I know that every company wants to reduce costs, but it is disappointing seeing a company that says they care about people and throws a bunch of cool speeches, and after awhile you realize apparently only profit matters.
As you see the company growing, many perks/benefits seems to decay - bonus, food.
Creating a "Human Resources" department, or "Office Admins" department was a mistake. There a lot of important decisions that are being taken by these folks, and a lot of information that only they know. It seems to be a matter of time until we just forget about self-management and start having bosses/managers in every team.
