Pros
- As almost all startups, very flexible work schedule and low to none responsibilities (for the good and for the better). - It provides with the requested tools to work.
Cons
- The company has a serious management issue where it hides behind the curtain of being a start-up to try to justify the lack of structure and proper management. - Requires everyone to work at the office twice a week for no reason whatsoever, in the middle of the pandemic. - Has no vision nor proper business models to make their products sustainable. It has been able to survive thanks to government grants that are meant for the development of health-tech. - Offers no support for non-japanese speakers as none of the HR members speak English, contrary to what it is advertised. - The office lacks proper work conditions (especially during COVID) with: * Poor air-circulation. * Low humidity (<10%) and high temperatures (>27C) during the winter. * Not enough seats for all of its employees. * Noisy environment with people from other departments having random conversations all the time and making phone calls. * People refuse to wear masks. * Not enough meeting rooms. * Lunch area together with the workspace making the whole office smell like whatever people heat on the microwave (fish included). * The only windows on the office are directly above a smoking area. - It lacks the agility to pick up business opportunities. For example, it has a product for triage but, even after a year of COVID-19, it failed to catch up and offer a triage solution for the novel virus. - There is no career progression. - Salary is mid-to-low compared with the market. - The development team is too small for what it wants to achieve. One of the main products is "Line for doctors" but with a team with less than 15 people for 3 clients, backend and management and absolutely no design team.