Pros
This experience helped me identify red flags in co-founders, management style and work culture.
Cons
There is no such thing as annual performance review or yearly salary hike for all the employees. Over the years, the management has repeatedly got rid of employees for cost cutting by first pressuring them to resign or get terminated and get your career affected. (The HR and Co-founders are all into it together) They will burden you with work load of two people without a corresponding raise in your salary. The company pushes employees to invest in mutual funds through their app and pressures them to recruit family and friends for investment by calling you out in team channels in front of everyone. New hires are pressured to share positive experiences (approved by management) on LinkedIn and other platforms within the first six months and ones who refused are isolated ( I was asked multiple times to add posts in favor of the company and tag them and even share campaigns on my personal social media accounts) The work culture is very negative, with co-founders disregarding complaints and issues. I had raised a written complaint and the co-founders says "Its all in your head, nothing like this happens" and HR getting annoyed why I emailed co-founder about any issues at all. HR is manipulative and avoids written communication, preferring to close issues over the phone. (Beware of HR's sugar coated manipulation - they are puppets of the management) Project timelines are set by people who lack understanding of the actual time and resources needed. They don't even consult the team and create unrealistic expectations. I have personally know 2 employees who quit because of mental stress at workplace. Skill development programs lack funding - requiring employees to pay for certifications themselves - Yes - don't fall for their empty promises during interviews.
