Pros
Worked with an experienced and talented group of people
Cons
All of the aforementioned people were abruptly let go after the incompetent CEO's "vision" to rapidly expand (i.e., over-hire & overspend while underperforming). Funding: Led to increased hiring and new operations all over the world, which included launch parties and a lot of money spent, ultimately ending in 150 people being let go. Christmas party 2022- A well-known celebrity performed and employees from all over the world were flown into corporate HQ, but our raises were put on hold and bonus checks were cut in half when it came time for reviews the following March. Red flags from the beginning: Multiple leaders in and out of the company (including CFOs who clearly recognized the financial stupidity); product updates postponed; clients still using old software post-company rebrand and the "launch" of a new platform; vendors and contractors continuously unpaid with no regard for any agreed upon terms CEO/Founder's ego: A truly vain person who enjoyed his ego being stroked. Intentionally surrounded himself with enablers. Habitually lied and regularly spoke about his lavish lifestyle. Immature (and very cringeworthy) behaviour at events and on town halls - encouraging employees to chant like cheerleaders "Give me an A, give me a T..."; claims he is a DEI Champion who hires in underserved markets but the reality is he abruptly left all of those hired employees with no paycheck at a moment's notice. The icing on the cake: He stepped down as CEO 2 weeks prior to 150 layoffs but made sure everyone knew he was still a majority shareholder and simultaneously announced he'd be starting a new "game-changing" company involving DEI. Ultimately, he did not want to be in the position of CEO when layoffs came - but we all know he led us to this point. Leadership: Enabled the above behaviour and were not punished for poor decision-making. These "leaders" are paid high salaries to tolerate all of the above and agree with poor decisions while chanting "Give me an A" like cheerleaders at a high school football game. To those considering working here: Don't. It's a sh*tshow.
