Pros
* Some genuinely kind talented teammates who still try to hold the line together
* Occasional lunch or site credit
* A fast crash course in what not to do at a startup
Cons
* Authoritarian leadership wrapped in chaos.
* Onboarding lasted about 20 minutes, then radio silence.
* No clear process or project management coverage
* Expectations shift daily
* Micromanagement and gaslighting cycle
* The direction on Monday gets reversed by Friday, then blamed on miscommunication.
* Feedback means copying existing work exactly without context or purpose.
* Designers are treated like production robots rather than creative professionals.
* Toxic culture dynamics
* Operates on fear and performance optics
* Leadership takes credit for wins mistakes are pushed down to the team.
* Evaluation based on Slack activity, not actual output
* Expect late Friday gotcha calls questioning commitment.
* Tool and communication chaos
* Slack is the only real system of record Monday project tool is ignored.
* Context is constantly lost in DMs
* Mental health warning: Anxiety and stress are symptoms of the environment, not the individual. Stress responses are mislabeled as attitude problems.