Strong Leadership - Principal Data Architect Afficiency Employee Review

Everyone works hard, takes ownership, and has a passion for their function and what we are building. People are nice and helpful. A good mix of both independent and team work. Startup culture with flexibility to work hybrid and/ or remote. Easy to communicate with anyone in the organization and people value having an opinion and taking leadership roles. Company has some really innovative products and has a lot of opportunity to grow with them

Industry and company have shifts and for a small company there are lot of pivots in strategy to adjust to where the market is heading. These can be stressful but also yield a lot of opportunity to grow and learn new aspects of the business and market. Not a good place for people who aren't adaptable or are used to very narrow focused roles ad there's a lot of cross-functional work and extension beyond base job roles that many may not be comfortable learning or undertaking. Fast pace and high intensity required may not be for everyone.

The teammates are good people and are very hard working (also because they don't really have another choice)

The leadership has absolutely no idea what they are doing with the company or how they view their product strategy. The company has been in existence for close to 10 years, and yet, this is the poorest decision-making team I've ever come across. I was warned before I joined and had also seen other bad reviews, but I thought, 'how bad can it be' and took a leap of faith. I couldn't be more wrong! They hype up the company in the interviews saying, "We know the value of the company, and this is a multi-billion dollar industry. We are thriving..." etc, but once you join, you'll know that it's a complete shit-show within a week or two.