- Low salaries compared to the market.
- Overtime work is paid but often extends for many hours (4+ hours).
- Difficult to request off days; management always demands a valid reason to approve them.
- Focus on delivering apps with tight deadlines, often requiring over five features per week, which leads to poor code quality and frequent bugs.
- The HR department lacks IT knowledge and treats developers like regular employees, creating policies unsuitable for this type of job.
- The work environment is stressful and unhealthy.
- Management lacks experience in scaling the business and making effective decisions.
- Employees may receive work calls on off days and weekends, and refusal to comply can result in salary deductions as punishment.