Pros
They pay in usd
The disorganized environment & lack of structure gives you exposure to areas and responsibilities you might not experience this early in a more organized company
Cons
- You're hired as a contractor, not an employee, so there's no social insurance, health insurance, or other employee benefits, and taxes are your responsibility
-Your work is monitored through a time tracker that takes screenshots while you work, and if you log less hours, the difference is deducted from your vacations/pay same style as freelancer
But at the same time, you're expected to make employee-level commitments, like staying for long notice periods. And there are also huge financial penalties if you leave before the end of the contract term. In other words, you take on many of the responsibilities and restrictions of an employee while losing much of the flexibility that normally comes with freelancing
- Work/life balance is very poor, There’s little to no respect for vacations or weekends, and the so-called “flexible working hours” usually means being available after hours and on weekends for any “urgent” task (which most of the time is not urgent), so you end up being on call all the time
-The company also enforces core working hours, and you can be penalized for not being available during those hours
The company is chaotic, which results in excessive workloads, overtime, late nights, and weekend work, with no additional compensation beyond regular hourly pay.
strong blame culture, the first question whenever any issue (even a small one) happens is who did this, not how we will fix it or how we can avoid it later