An inspiring mission but not an inspiring working evironment
Pros
The company and CEO genuinely had a great vision and that they tried to embed within the process and general focus of the team. There were some really great people on the team, some of whom I'm still friends with after leaving. The company tried to instil a team community approach through socials. The company aimed to provide you with tools to get going - e.g. laptop, LinkedIn subscription etc. Worked with some interesting clients
Cons
There was a clear lack of structure, which in a start-up company is quite normal but management didn't acknowledge this very well. I didn't have a proper onboarding process, which after experiencing a very structured one in another start-up, I've come to appreciate its importance for ensuring you start on the right foot. Working hours although said to be Remote/Flexi were quite hard, I would get messages via Slack over the weekend and well into the evening, and would often leave the office at 6/7 after having come in before 9 - which I wouldn't have minded if it was acknowledged but my direct superior was not very positive in their approach. Whilst I was willing to learn, I felt there was definite demoralisation, as I was expected to be an expert in all fields and given unreachable and unreasonable targets that as a new graduate I would be unable to meet on my own. I constantly felt like I was never doing anything right. Given the fast-paced nature and the lack of support from my superior, ultimately I left the company doubting whether I was right for the career path I studied for three years to be in. They had great values but often didn't align with them.
