Pros
1. USED TO BE surrounded by other startups in a shared workspace 2. A few hard-working and fun colleagues (all non-management of course)
Cons
The list is endless but here's the top 5: 1. Micromanagement: The Management, which is about half of the work force for some reason, is so insecure that you are asked to justify every step of every decision that you make and despite that level of micromanagement, you are responsible for their mistakes. So there is no freedom/flexibility and extreme micromanagement all because they are insecure. 2. Pettiness: Grown adults in a professional environment that are in management spend their day at work getting angry at the people in their teams (sometimes for not cancelling their gym time after work - TO WORK). They also spend a lot of their time complaining about employees that do not work 16 hours a day and have a balanced life. 3. No consistency in focus: The mission for each day is different from that previously. There is no organisation, structure or purpose apart from saving your job. The vision that is sold is a huge lie because the management doesn't believe it and the others therefore have no reason to. 4. Human Resources department: There is a human resources department of one but all departments are de facto run by that human resources department of one. The toxicity that this department of one brings to the company is unparalleled and unrivalled, literally. This department of one at one point assumed the role of the head of finance due to the CEO's propensity to micromanage and the first question that came from this NEW Head of Finance was "what are bank charges". So if you had questions about competency, you have your answer. 5. Chief Executive Officer: The CEO does not trust anyone bar the Human resource department of one, gossips a lot and loves to micromanage. What the CEO loves more is to disappear in a crisis. Some employees wondered if "the ceo was still alive" since we had not heard from this person for 6 months in the middle of a pandemic. The CEO also thinks that they are ALWAYS right, there is no room to challenge decisions or contribute your opinion/suggestion. You will be shown the door with a smile if you try to do so, as many will testify. TLDR: It's a toxic, inflexible workplace that offers no growth and is run by terrible management.