Vantaggi
WFH/Hybrid - big pro if you are pursuing other side hustles Messy startup culture - yes this is a pro, learn as much about any new software as you can, lay low and leave before they fire you for being a person with normal expectations for a work environment.
Svantaggi
I actually don’t know what to say, I’m not even sure if it is a con, or just a really silly and immature way for grown adults to act. They do not have a training plan for any role. So beware. They operate like a team of entitled college brats who have been all put together for a team project. They do work with passion, yes. But they do not know what a work environment should be like. Making “jokes” which are quite weird and uncomfortable, like for example, laughing like school kids when someone sees the abbreviation “MC” (Minor Consent). The team lead actually encourages such jokes and is rather offended if you don’t try to “communicate” with them. I’m not sure they want employees or besties. I was let go within a week of my employment because “I did not vibe with the team”. I don’t think that being friends with rude and disrespectful coworkers should be a prerequisite for any job. I was picking up the processes without any formal training, I was logging in and out on time and if not, staying back after my out time to make up for the difference. I was taking an hour’s worth of break in a 9 hour shift (not all at once, broken up in smaller time frames). I was not happy with how I was being spoken to (disparagingly, after not being able to understand their entire backend process in like 3 days :/) and when I drew that boundary on the 31st of August, I was let go for not “fitting the vibe” the very next day. They couldn’t give me any reason, they said it was not about my work or my personality or anxiety issues, they just “don’t think that I would be able to handle the role”. When I probes further, the two senior employees simply dropped off the Huddle to avoid me. Please also note - I had not even started the work yet I was still learning the background processes. I asked them how they could make predictions on my work ethic, to which they said “no we know what works for us and you won’t be a fit, don’t take it personally”. I thought an interview was where you figured this stuff out but, okay 🫥 So it’s not my work, it’s not my anxiety, it’s not personal - then what was the reason 😂 Seems like I bruised someone’s fragile and tender ego. I hope you feel better soon P 💖