Pros
- Wide variety of projects and technologies — great for learning
- Friendly and helpful colleagues, especially pre-acquisition team members
- Flexible remote work policy (3 days per week of your choice)
- Good opportunity for juniors to build technical experience
Cons
- Overengineered solutions for simple needs (e.g. 4–5 separate codebases for a blog)
- Inefficient use of tech stacks increases complexity and costs
- Below-market salaries; leadership regularly cites budget issues without concrete plans for improvement
- Frequent cost-cutting measures: reduced bonuses, contractor cuts, tool/license budget cuts
- Post-acquisition leadership favored hires from previous companies, leading to internal division
- Feeling of exclusion among older employees, especially during casual team interactions
- Culture shift after acquisition caused drop in transparency and trust
- Sudden restructuring decisions (entire teams removed in a single meeting)
- Career growth tied to perceived sociability — missing in-office days with your manager can impact your review
- Limited merit recognition — even high-performing employees often feel undervalued
- Lack of long-term vision in some technical and organizational decisions