Pros
If you’re lucky, your core team will make your time here worth it. People are generally helpful (with the exception of certain individuals) and want to give others the benefit of the doubt Depending on your location, the view from the office is great Most office manager staff / receptionists are a godsend
Cons
While Henry (CEO) does not lack for vision, his current staff of executives run the gamut of highly skilled if anti-social / political to having no presence & ability to execute. Teams are often baffled by decisions top-down or completely blindsided by them with little to no communication. It’s unclear what some VPs do or how they create value for their teams, months into their tenure. Useless meetings run amok so they can seem “busy” but no real decisions are made. Every quarter Carta struggles with OKRs, says it’ll be addressed but lacks follow through. There is no focus on certain teams, resulting in a feature factory with no cohesive strategy. The teams that do well will sometimes have their thunder stolen by executives who want the limelight. Politics is rampant at mid to senior management levels, impacting moral at HQ (SF) and west coast offices. In fact, it’s known that the closer you are to SF, the lower your satisfaction as an employee... because of proximity to executives and their obvious power struggles. Certain populations of Carta employees want to see their team and the overall company do well but the lack of focus and culpability for leadership saps motivation. Even the most driven person burns out within a year. This is not a place for those who have core values and expect decent leadership.