Pros
- Growing company, which could present opportunities to grow alongside them (assuming one approves of the poor work culture here, else working here could setback one's own growth instead). - Some colleagues were friendly enough. - Ample parking space and eateries outside of the office building.
Cons
- Very hierarchical, feels more like an old-fashioned bureaucratic corporation than a startup. - Slow escalations process (e.g. lack of trust to leave decision-making to even experienced subordinates, higher-ranked person is a bottleneck in getting tasks done, poor responsiveness to escalations). - Uncompromising (not in a positive way) complaints resolution approach. - Loss of temper in both public and private setting. - Snapping at questions or suggestions (missing the point in hiring field-experienced people). - Having to stay back after work hours while being berated for being "inefficient" (showing lack of appreciation for those who try to complete tasks rather than leaving on the dot with tasks being incomplete, and no, the tasks usually could not be completed within working hours as much as one were gaslighted into thinking that it was one's alleged incompetence that causes the completion of tasks to take a long time). - Meetings and task assignments at impromptu times (delaying BAU tasks in an already narrow timeline) or after work hours. - Barrage of messages with criticisms even before work day starts or on off days. - Infantilization and use of profanities in criticisms. - Threats to micromanage. - Bragging about issued warning letters, PIPs or termination. - Bragging about allegedly "high salary", despite the basic salary being nothing to shout about, with minimal to no benefits alongside. - Lack of respect for staff in general (e.g. making fun of an interview candidate mentioning work-life balance as a goal). - Having to repeatedly follow up on salary and expenses disbursements. - Hesitation from colleagues to take time in training and helping each other, since there is often public berating if one was "slow".
