Pros
> Some genuinely good people at the IC level doing their best in a broken system > Interesting product space if you can look past the dysfunction
Cons
> Onboarding was non-existent; expectations were set high with nothing to back them up > The gap between what was sold in the interview and what the reality looked like on the ground was significant > Management had zero interest in enabling the team; trust was never extended, just demanded > First sign of misalignment and you're out. No attempt to realign, coach, or problem-solve > Evaluation criteria handed to you one week before the actual review conversation, no prior framework, no roadmap, no time to course correct > For a startup, it had none of the energy or psychological safety you'd hope for, felt more like a pressure cooker than a place to build something > Manager lacked the basic skills to make people feel supported, seen, or trusted > Broken structure dressed up as high performance culture > If you're considering joining: trust your instincts and read the Glassdoor reviews. The patterns you see are real, don't rationalize them away