Pros
- As a starting company with almost no resources you are asked to do the work of several people, this pushes you to grow and learn a lot. This is not sustainable as you eventually burn out and with that your passion and commitment are affected too. - Even-though it’s a toxic company (coming from the top, especially the CEO who is disconnected from reality ) you really enjoy your coworkers, in general the company’s brand and culture attract a young, cool crowd of professionals looking to make a difference in the world - depending on the department you work in, you could enjoy a lot of freedom, flexibility and almost not being held accountable, saw so many coworkers getting paid for no results while I felt I was beating myself at work - Could be a pro or a con: Since corporate doesn’t really do anything, at the location level you are left with an almost blank canvas, so you can thrive or fail in the attempt, keep in mind that if you have the “hero” or “superman” mentality because everywhere you go you stand out, excel and succeed, here you are put against ALL odds! What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. RESILIENCE is a key word that no one mentions but is a must.
Cons
Super long list, I’ll share the ones on the top of my head: 1. Constricted cashflow: Being this the worst, from an operational stand point you can’t work if your vendors are not getting paid l. At least wages are always on time, but only because is one of the main priorities management makes, if you lose your employees than you are on a less favorable position. - Human Resources doesn’t exist: it’s one of the smallest and less impactful departments of the company. Just this tells you how little interest the company’s leadership has on developing their human talent. After many years of working for the company and seeing a lot of people come and go, it became clear that it’s not a company to grow old, it’s more like come in, hit the ground running, put your skills into work and make the best of it, it’s up to you and no one else. Oh there is no recruiting department and I can’t stress enough how no one helps you to hire. - CEO Rafael Museri: A great visionary, this man can sell a dream, a concept, a brand, POOR execution. With time and economic stress of the macro economics and the company’s poor financial performance his speech is always “more more more” meaning you have to give more, more work, more commitment, pick up the work of the teams you don’t have, and besides this in his head he thinks you have ALL the resources available to succeed when actually non is given. The reality is that he is disconnected from reality, and maybe going public was the worse mistake they made or maybe the best so there is a change at the top - NO BONUSES: your offer letter will say you are entitled to a bonus that is never discuss during your career here. For several years there were no clear goals, just turning off fires everyday - Average pay: They would say they pay market price, yes but that’s for 1 position, when you start working and you staring working for 3 you notice how underpaid your are