Pros
Clean bathroom Well-stocked snacks The greatest day of my employment was the day someone found a tortilla that looked like Tim Junio. We build an altar in the kitchen and worshiped it. Those who knelt were given balloons in recognition. Those who didn't were driven out of the company scarlet letters pinned to their jackets.
Cons
- HR that is neither H nor R - Independent thought is punished. Asking simple questions of your manager like "which metrics are we using to define project success" or "what's my deadline" will result in you being labeled difficult and confrontational. - The entire business is run top-down and ultimate deference to your manager and c-level is required. A "data-driven" approach means senior management manipulates metrics until they align with what they want to do and then lie to you. - Company values that are really a list of values that no one at the company believes or follows. - A co-founder who "wins" discussions by screaming and pounding his fist on the table. Another co-founder who smiles while he lies through his teeth. - Employees that are not valued for their work, and instead are valued solely for the number of people in the inner circle who like them.