Pros
- Workplace is not so bad. Located in North Greenwich, the area seems to be growing fast in regards of new technologies with startups all around the place. Offices are near the O2 stadium and Greenwich Park. - As a Londoner, remote work is allowed (since half of the team members are based out of the UK) so you don't have to commute every day. - People were kind and helpful with each other. Social interactions were made easy by a the daily meeting we had but also the out of working hours drinking session we used to have between colleagues. Some of whom I'm glad to still be in touch with.
Cons
- As a tech company, it has started with a poor codebase and very low consideration of best practises. The CTO is a ghost that hardly showed up even during the critical moment I experienced while I was there. His presence has improved while we started to get little money but well ... it tells a lot on his motivation and relevancy. - Working crazy hours for virtually nothing as the platform never got traction eventually. Paying for acquiring one user at a time through Google or Linkedin app is not what I call having traction. I won't elaborate on business side of things though, I let this part on other potential reviewers. - Stressful environment caused by a manager/boss that put you under extensive pressure the day before a "release" or during server failure itself caused by lacking development time. I'm pretty sure any developers could testify on this one. - The bosses are dishonests and never hesitate to lure people with more perks and other benefits. I've even been promised a month bonus for having not been paid during more than a month. I'm still waiting for it. (Well not true ... I actually gave up thinking I would get a single penny).