Pros
- High degree of autonomy - Broad scope of responsibility and exposure - Industry-leading brand and product - Flexible working hours and PTO
Cons
- 25th percentile cash compensation (outside of upper management) and paltry raises - Year-end bonuses routinely disappoint and get paid on a significant delay - Equity is overvalued, distributed in very small amounts, and vests on a long schedule - Promotions now given only every 3-5 years -- laughable at a "startup" - Forced RTO (3 days/week) to offices that are devoid of culture - Top-heavy organization led by overpaid, inexperienced senior leaders - Multiple rounds of botched layoffs and frequent no-warning terminations - Company struggles to meet even conservative budget targets - Decision-making is opaque and poorly communicated - Greedy and incapable senior leaders, including: ---> President: still hasn't been designated CEO after >1 year leading the company ---> COO: came in with only 2 years of work experience ---> Head of Product: has no business as anything other than a plant manager ---> VC investor: threatens to sue anything that moves ---> PE investor: demands unrealistic growth without any productive guidance
