Pros
Fantastic location. Cool place. Discounts in beer and beer taps for employees. Love for beer from the "specialists". Those specialists are really trying to build something, in spite of the hurdles put by Management. Free Beers after work, mainly now with so many people let go, no need to wait for Friday drinks, having them almost daily.
Cons
Micro-management. Everything is about the Founders (Management Team) and especially the big boss. It does not matter what they hired you to do, or what is the expertise you bring. You will need to act and activate exactly what the Founders want. Usually it's what the big boss wants, as there is little challenge around and he has gotten rid of some expert individual contributors and leads, and kept as Chiefs only the loyal followers. Work with dated / non-scalable solutions & tech. A few great guys in Technology, hopefully can go around the CTO... having the platform down when it matters is disappointing. Strategy and KPIs change almost bi-weekly by the big boss. It's impossible not to get lost, and also impossible to deliver anything of value that takes more than 2-4 weeks, as there is no focus nor consistency. How can we even track of our evolution if we don't maintain the KPIs for a bit? Selfishness, personal agendas, backstabbing. Everytime there is a problem, everyone looks at any other side and starts finger-pointing. No common cause, no team joining forces to sort it out. Everyone on their own, blame game starts. When resizing, loads of valuable people are out - but it starts with those that voice an opinion, challenge or disagree witht he Founders, and especially the big boss. Not thinking and just acting (only when they tell you to) pays off in job security.
