Pros
great people, magical product, naturally lots of opportunity for growth and impact
- leadership sets an example of being thoughtful, humble, and kind. nobody takes themselves too seriously
- really exciting product, "my jaw dropped" is a common thing to hear from new users
- size allows for a great balance of scope and autonomy. there's lots of space to explore and experiment, low hanging fruit to make quick impacts but also encouragement for you to make something your own
- way better benefits than i would have thought for a <100 series b startup
- extremely transparent culture, you can find pretty much anything you might need in slack/coda and managers+ don't shy away from tough questions (and will ask you the same)
- there's a lot to do and it's busy, but a real understanding that people have lives and encouraging people to do what they need to. people take time off, and everyone has the week off at thanksgiving, week of between christmas and new years. lots of flexibility in hybrid/remote life
- similar to above, descript team seems to make adjustments to things like benefits when a question or concern is raised, open to new offerings as we're able
- people use the product in day to day work, feels like there's a real connection to why it matters
Cons
basically all comes down to growing pains, but feels like an expected/reasonable amount. could be cons for some
- no company has remote/hybrid life nailed yet. can sometimes feel like people aren't sure where a question should go or how/where/how often it should be documented, or have a day of drowning in slack messages. seems like the descript team is open to trying new things and name when it doesn't quite work
- documentation and usage of tools can get a little scattered (similar to above) but good intentions are there
- startup-y moments of being unsure of prioritization in a given list of many tasks. however, has so far seemed like this is mostly because you're trusted to make a decision and understand the impacts
