Pros
"I don't work there anymore" is the first pro that came to mind. They were somewhat laidback and did not micromanage, I will give them that. The founder is Israeli and therefore believes in free healthcare, so the benefits were great. It was a nice lesson on politics and not trusting HR or leadership to a fault, if at all. Despite weird leadership and an overall disappointing company culture, the sales team was pretty cool and I appreciated working with a few pleasant people from other departments. I disliked the leadership and the culture, not every individual.
Cons
Leadership was very toxic. The founder was extremely arrogant and rude, Those who he liked tried to make a joke of it while occasionally joining those who he wasn't particularly fond of in walking on eggshells in their comments and behavior. The VP of Business Development, while a solid sales person on an individual level, was considered incompetent and insecure by anyone who cared to share an opinion. To open meetings, he often talked more about how he spent his inflated salary over the weekend with his well-to-do circle of friends and liked to play mind games in the department rather than simply helping his team make more money. How about you teach your very high potential sales team how to close even more deals and not get stumped on simple obstacles instead of watching me do it then regurgitating what I said a couple meetings later like you just discovered fire in front of cavemen. The VP blatantly took credit for and/or tried to replicate my hard work (and failed),. VP once made a false report to the founder, who was loyal to him despite HR having shared with me that the VP was the main reason they couldn't find worthy investors. I would never work there again, nor would I advise anyone who values career growth, good leadership, healthy company culture, or self-respect to do so either. At least not in sales.
