Pros
- Average salary for junior-level employees - Some flexibility for remote work
Cons
- Zero transparency: Employees are often fired without prior notice, and verbal agreements are routinely delayed or never formalized in writing—leading to broken promises. - Toxic work culture: Successes go unrecognized, while failures—especially those caused by poor high-level decisions—are blamed on developers or lower management. There’s a culture of blame-shifting and credit-grabbing. - Terrible learning environment: Juniors receive minimal guidance due to the unprofessional and unqualified technical leadership. This also causes frustration for senior developers who are forced to compromise best practices to meet unrealistic or careless demands. - Below-market compensation for seniors: Senior salaries are uncompetitive, and the offered stock options don’t come close to making up for it. - Insulting raises: Even top-performing employees receive little to no meaningful salary upgrades.