Pros
Incredibly talented, hard-working, and caring people on the front lines Fast moving organization Great office space
Cons
Despite a majority of the workforce being one of the best teams I've worked with to date, the executive leadership at Gigster has driven any semblance of a productive and healthy culture into the ground. To say that this was one of the most demoralizing and toxic environments I've yet to experience across the variety of high growth startups I've worked with might be an understatement. The CEO is not one for collaboration, with complete disregard for processes and procedures put in place to protect the company and effectively scale. Though it is within any CEO's right to make the decisions they think are best for the company, repeated misogynistic behavior and a blatant display of disrespect for anyone who challenges his ideas have led to a fear based culture and stunted innovation. Women and under represented minorities at the organization do not have a voice and witness concerning acts of aggressions, misconduct, and harassment from the leadership team on a regular basis without recourse. Any type of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives that have been put into place are merely for optics and will not be successful until there is meaningful change at the executive level, starting with the CEO holding himself accountable.