Pros
- A tech startup solving problems in a very challenging and valuable industry
- Nice, decent, supportive people excluding the leadership
- Good tech stack to work
Cons
- Insensitive leadership
- Roles with inadequate compensation
- Absence of recognition or performance-driven career objectives
- Culture centred around the Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Limited or stagnant career advancement opportunities
- Focus solely on meeting company demands without bonuses, annual reviews, competitive packages, or insurance, offering only a low base salary.
- Lack of transparent performance assessments
- Unforeseen layoffs
- Less support for professional support (you will find attractive things like team budget, and personal development budget which will never get allocated unless you're in the CTO's list)
- Carrier development plans or mechanisms are just another piece of document by leadership which hasn't helped anyone to actually grow.