Pros
Skillshare has a wonderful mission, a ton of talented people and a strong trajectory if it keeps up the commitment to quality content and users. Unlimited vacation, delicious catered lunch and a genuinely smart, funny, welcoming team.
Cons
This could be the best ever place to work, except for a few awkward decisions and policies that undermine morale, growth and yes, the product. There’s barely an HR team, and the promise of open-door, fully-transparent upper management has some glaring blind spots. The executive team isn’t receptive to repeated feedback around a few bad apples in management positions who consistently micro-manage, undermine and bully teammates. As a result, talented and motivated staff feel defeated and anxious to leave. Despite great policies on paper, Skillshare suffers from the same favoritism, pay disparities and lack of diversity as any many other startups.