Pros
- Work-life balance is really great with flexible hours and the ability to work from home occasionally. - Everyone is friendly and you feel that you are working with friends and not co-workers. - Great perks like private health and dental insurance, gym membership, free food and drinks, board game nights, parties, etc. - Directors share updates with all the employees. - Always interesting and challenging projects with big companies.
Cons
- There are no code reviews apart from some buddy checks that are most of the time done quickly. Therefore it's not easy for employees to learn what they do right or wrong, therefore there is no room for personal development. - There are no clear criteria regarding how one is assessed. - They are keen for the team to produce quality work, but often this is not possible due to all the design changes that the client requests and the deadlines/target goals for each milestone. - Open plan in the office = noise = decreased productivity - Directors sometimes change design directions that they didn't necessarily have agreed on, to satisfy the clients.