No Slow Horses - Anonymous employee Playwire Employee Review

Not really a con IMO. Yes, the CEO is a bit nutty professor, but the man knows every part of the business, his baby, inside and out. If you’re used to working for Founder CEOs, this will feel familiar. If not, there may be a learning curve or some initial discomfort as you learn to over-communicate and feel the “eyes” ever upon you. He expects you to provide value, not just press the buttons and do the things the way they’ve always been done. As someone who stands their ground and is confident in the work I produce, I take this as an awesome challenge, not a “gotcha.” I can tell, even as a relative “newbie”, that there’s some lingering trauma from the “before times.” At least once daily I hear “but we’ve known this for years”, “but we’ve tried that and it didn’t work”, or “but last time I suggested that it was a no.” I see real effort from everyone to move past that and rebuild with who and what we have now, and it’s great to see. Again, not a con in my book, but a serious consideration: there are no slow horses. This is no slough house. We move at the speed of ASAP and needed that done yesterday. If you’re used to red tape and things taking forever for approval, this is not the place for you. If you’re used to having a team of minions doing everything for you at any level, this place will humble you very quickly. If you’re leaning on what you knew before and not willing to say “I don’t know that now, but I will in 24 hours”, you’re already behind. If you’re someone who gets easily overwhelmed by rapid change or who needs a process followed to the letter without flexibility, save yourself the headache [this coming from a very process-driven and loving person BTW]. Hours can be long, but not because someone forces me to work them, but because my work has my name on it and I can’t turn in B+ to the A team.