Pros
- Your coworkers will likely be great—trauma bonding builds character.
- You’ll become impressively self-sufficient, thanks to an utter lack of guidance.
- If you enjoy being strung along about compensation, welcome home.
Cons
- Leadership treats transparency like a liability—decisions are made behind closed doors and presented with a cheery Teams emoji like it’s all good news.
- Raises and promotions depend less on merit and more on whether you’re within earshot of the right people.
- No meaningful career growth—just pressure to hit arbitrary deadlines with no resources, support, or clarity.
- Developers are expected to “just figure it out,” but actual time for learning or improvement? Not part of the sprint. Documentation of a legacy, hand-rolled environment? It pretends to exist, but actually hasn't been updated in years. It's also a career-endangering mistake to bring this fact up.