Pros
Great pay + benefits for the small size of team. The retreats are a BLAST- partying, karaoke, pool time, great food, etc and always fun places. With the small team size there's room to make a big impact here and I've met some of my closest friends at SCF/Going. Leaders really listen here, and are open to feedback. Even though we're remote I feel connected to the company. You're also allowed to work while traveling, so you can really embrace that digital nomad lifestyle :)
Cons
Gone are the days of being a high growth startup. Unfortunately, company outlook isn't positive and breezy like it used to be- we're more about pinching pennies over here now. We need folks who can put the pedal to the metal and grind- in true startup fashion. In the past, leaders weren't upfront about this and had policies like Flexible Fridays (now that policy is gone because people abused it) and had lofty goals that were impossible to reach but also tied employee bonuses to the goals. Sometimes it seems leadership is blindly throwing darts, trying to get something to stick that can make us money in addition to our subscription model. The unlimited PTO can be nice but its hard to get stuff done quarter to quarter when people are on vacation all the time. When the goal is to launch something in a quarter, and most of the team involved is taking several weeks PTO during that time, the timeline is hard to achieve. Some managers seem to just approve PTO, even if it conflicts with important launches + dates. In addition, there are always a dozen fires weekly to put out on the engineering side and not enough investment in our tech to prevent fires from happening later.
