Remote work done wrong - Software Engineer OpenCraft Employee Review

1.0
Apr 20, 2019
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Pros

Normally remote work is quite nice and here the nicest part of the job is being able to work remote.

Cons

- Absolute worst onboarding process I have ever experienced. There is some information written down, but generally there is little to know help and you are expected to figure everything out by yourself. - Presents itself as a company, but really it is more a loose collection of freelancers. Work is paid hourly and as with many freelance jobs they often try to squeeze you so they have to pay as little as possible. Meaning you don't get paid for a significant amount of hours worked. - Poor communication within the company, there are handbooks etc. but they don't contain key information or are out of date and a lot of the time most coworkers are hard to reach and can take days to reply to basic stuff. - Management is largely off doing it's own stuff sometimes going away for months and is very quick to judge and very slow to help. - Turnover is incredibly high, I'd be surprised if more than 10% of employees make it past their first year. This leads to very little camaraderie within the company and a lack of knowledge about the codebase, since everyone is leaving all the time.

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5.0
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Pros

* The level of autonomy and ability to affect change within the company is unmatched. * The all-remote workstyle is truly all-remote. * Highly selective process means everyone's good at what they do. Haven't had to deal with jerks. * Mostly flat organizational style means a more cooperative atmosphere rather than competing for promotions.

Cons

* Compensation can be on the lower side of if you live in the US, especially if you live in a coastal city * The level of autonomy can be too much for people who prefer to work with a direct manager that gives them tasks * Negotiating your rate well to start is very important, as raises are percentage-based and team-wide rather than individual. This can

5.0
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Pros

Everything is set up for effective remote work. Requirements are detailed and precise, and developers can manage their own time. Standards are high, with rigorous code reviews and very talented colleagues. Strong free software ethos - everything is open source.

Cons

Some of the work is a bit tedious (lots of DevOps tasks). The edX project has a lot of stakeholders, so each change goes through several rounds of review and the pace of development can be very slow.

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