Please take this as honest feedback, not as ill-intentioned criticism
Pros
The only comfortable aspect of working here is knowing that you're not suffering alone, as others share similar struggle.
Cons
The owner of the company is immature, egomaniacal, and has a dictator-like mindset. He only wants to hear 'YES SIR' to everything he says and asks to be done. The so-called leads are in their positions simply because they say 'yes sir' to him, praise him, and avoid having any healthy, professional conversations with him. All the software leads are spineless, never standing up for their team against management, nor advocating for the developers with the owner. The owner is a non-technical person who believes developers are magicians capable of executing whatever comes out of his mouth. If they're unable to, he labels them as 'stupid' and insists he can hire thousands of developers for cheap, daily wage-like salaries. Many talented individuals were forced to resign simply because they disagreed with the owner's demands. There is no professional environment in the development department—no documentation, no guidance from the so-called leads, just constant pressure on juniors to get the work done. Industry standards are completely ignored during project execution. The owner makes unrealistic delivery commitments to clients and pressures everyone to meet them, resulting in unprofessional, incomplete, bug-ridden, and poorly tested product deliveries. This leads to continuous post-release support and endless versions and implementations on the client side. There is a lack of communication between the sales team, business team, and development team, leading to unclear project requirements, vague deliverables, and endless debates over who is to blame, resulting in continuous patch-ups on the released product. The owner, fully aware of all the issues, deliberately refuses to acknowledge the mess. He only wants to hear that everything is going well, that everyone is doing great, and that the client is happy—nothing else. Town halls and feedback sessions are held solely to highlight how the owner has struggled to build the company, urging employees to sacrifice their personal lives and work hard for the company. When someone provides feedback, the owner refuses to listen or address the issues employees are facing. Instead, that person is publicly roasted to intimidate others into staying silent and not speaking up again. When they come across honest feedback on social media, they force all employees to post positive reviews and high ratings to boost the company’s average rating and push the negative feedback down the list. The owner wants to make the company big and expand it worldwide without addressing or solving the real problems within the organization.
