Pros
- The quality of person employed at lower levels tends to be very high. Not just in a technical since either, they're good people. - The work, depending on the client and the team, can be very challenging and rewarding but this is highly variable and unpredictable.
Cons
- The manifesto on the Metova website is plagiarized. (Search for "Netflix Culture Deck" and compare) The management doesn't believe it anyway. - The management will not hesitate to pass the buck down to an inferior when an issue arises. There is no ownership unless it cannot be avoided. - The pay, which they claim is top of market, is inconsistent. Developers with little or no experience can start at higher salaries than more experienced devs. Raises are discussed in terms of percentage increase, so an experienced dev who starts low, will never catch or surpass the less experienced dev who was hired at a higher rate. - Developer Bill of Rights, from Planning Extreme Programming, is posted as part of the development process, yet routinely ignored for client requests. - Path for promotion is entirely opaque. The documentation surrounding it is mostly based on the aforementioned plagiarized culture doc. Positions above developer such as lead and senior and director have no objective criteria. It's mostly cronyism.
