- No Work from Home Policy
- No Matching 401K
- No Company Stock Options
- No Standard Salary/Pay Scale for Development Positions
- Salaries are below Market
- No "Cool" Tech Projects
The new partner wants new growth and fast, but has a hands off approach. Meaning the company is making drastic changes constantly. Cost cutting is happing in all areas of the development. From an employees point of view the company appears to be making reactive decisions verses proactive ones.
Company wants new features with the latest tech, but is unwilling to spending the development cycles on it. Any "Cool" projects that comes about will be watered down with a delivery date of "yesterday". Expect to do the minimum but deliver everything. Expect no bugs in your code or be prepared for,
The Blame Game. Expect to be the lead on your projects but be prepared to be your own safety net as well. The hierarchy of blame is well established and is the only thing trickling down.
The development team is currently making a "Shift Left". This could be a pro for some but could also be a con. As an Engineer you are expected to do R&D, QA, and QE. There are no dedicated teams for UI/UX Development, Testing and Business Analysis.
Agile? Yes, but expect user features to be planned that day with very little time taken to flush out ideas. This requires the development teams to make changes constantly mid sprint.
There is no established pay structure or scale. Pay appears to be allocated not by ability, skill or tenure, but by who will "work the most for the least". However, I can only speak from personal experience. Despite strong end of year reviews my pay has stayed 20 - 25% below market averages. All attempts at asking for more has resulted in "soon" . With an average pay increase of 3% per year. This is all after the company has reported solid growth year after year. All new hires have been developers making a stack change or with unique backgrounds. I have seen many elite candidates leave or pass by due to salary, the lack of cool projects and/or the companies work from home policy .