Pros
The opportunity: it really felt like I was part of something exciting and with great potential. Amazing to work closely with very talented teams across the globe, in China especially, whilst still experiencing a real start up feel. Culture seemed nice at first.
Cons
The excitement quickly turned out to be fake- leadership was constantly on edge, sacking & purging great people all the time + really giving the impression they couldn't care less. 'It's all about the needs of the business' was the only explanation. The company ran on totally unrealistic forecasts, surely to raise even more finance.. the team was expected to deliver & was worked into the ground (overtime/weekends).. followed by one round of layoffs after another when these absurd expectations were not met. During the interview I was asked for names of tons of people I worked with during my career- I wonder whether these people were contacted against my consent?