Incredibly shameful management - Software Engineer Perchwell Employee Review

Perchwell is a startup that lives its valued - the company prioritizes being product centric and building with customers. This is an industry that hasn't meaningfully evolved in decades, so it's a remarkably fresh approach that allows all front-line teams to add a lot of value. Leadership here is very present. It's not in a performative way — they're in the weeds, willing to help, and hold themselves to the same bar they hold everyone else. That tone carries through the whole team. People take their work seriously, care deeply about getting it right, and somehow manage to make it fun in the process. The work is hard and the standards are high, but there's a real energy here that comes from being on a team that actually likes what it's doing. The culture rewards people who take initiative, act with purpose, and care about craft. If that's how you're wired, Perchwell is one of the rare places it's expected -- fun startup to build at in NYC.

It's definitely a startup. People work hard and the lines between on and off hours can blur... being available after hours comes with the territory. The team also holds itself to expectations expected to stay on the cutting edge, which right now means leaning hard into AI and how it can be applied to the work. That's exciting if you're naturally curious and want to grow, though will be an adjustment but if you're looking for a more defined environment

Interesting problems to work on Some of the people were very nice free snacks and coffee

Leadership constantly changes priorities, constant fire-drills with no respect for employee's time, claims to be a data driven company and then underinvests in data, hadn't figured out how to scale, and don't think about employee's interests or career progression.