Pros
Company offers a great product and their business model is profitable. A laid back, unprofessional, work environment. If you loved high school drama and cliques, this is a great environment for you!
Cons
A company based on facades, hypocritical values, and hidden agendas. The owner openly admits the company is run like a dictatorship, so if you are willing to sit down, shut up, and do exactly what you’re told and have no problem being an obedient follower, this is the company for you! Don’t expect much help from middle “management” either. Their agenda is often to please the owner at all costs, not assisting or helping workers meet their work related needs or listen to their concerns. Expect the exact opposite in many cases as well, with some management actively looking to undermine workers while attempting to take credit for their work. Often by shifting blame and accountability away from themselves and onto others. Be careful who you trust! Don’t be fooled by overly friendly personas! The company preaches about growth while actually demanding conformity and forcing employees to be subservient through scare tactics and cowardly attempts of public humiliation. If you’re ‘chosen’ to be a part of this “family”, be prepared to be low-balled salary wise and don’t fall victim to their shallow promises of quarterly reviews and raises that never actually occur. Expect frequent confusing mixed messages - and things changing on the whim with no real strategy or reason as to why. The owner often lectures how everyone employee is replaceable in attempt scare employees into subserviency. Only to contradict himself moments later saying things like “you are all here because you are the best of the best!” If you’re an independent thinker and value your own self worth - best to look elsewhere for real growth and acceptance! And remember: “If you don’t conform you’re disowned!” “If you don’t follow, you’re not allowed!”