Pros
The product is genuinely great quality, which I think is rare within the supplements industry. There is a lot of opportunity to be hands-on and gain experience.
Cons
1. The work environment was absolutely terrible. Work/life balance was virtually non-existent; The CEO would ping you at odd hours/on weekends to do non-essential things. It's widely understood startups need to be all-hands-on-deck and are fast-paced, but most CEOs know there are still boundaries. 2. It was very difficult to complete deliverables on time because the CEO was very opinionated and wanted to be involved in every little detail. While processes were being created to streamline tasks, the CEO wanted to control every single detail of a project, consistently creating road blocks. It was a consistent cycle of creating deliverables on time, re-doing them based on her opinions, and then getting criticized for not getting it right the first time. 3. Team moral was poor because the CEO consistently pointed out inadequacies and rarely gave us the praise we deserved. I don't think I ever heard her thank the team for their hard work (and every department worked their butts off). It was very difficult to be excited about waking up for work each day at this company.