avoid this one - Anonymous employee Scratchpad Employee Review

The product team is really strong and enjoyable to partner with. Customers absolutely love the product which is very motivating. There’s no shortage of challenges to take on. Ownership is very important and you will get the opportunity to lead projects no matter your level (scope will vary). There are some very good and experienced engineers on the team and they are good at giving feedback on your engineering specs and PRs which will help you raise your level. If you’re looking for opportunities to work on technical leadership, you will have plenty here.

Engineering team is still small so not a place to kick back and relax.

Scratchpad is a very cool product. It is challenging to align to business value and justify large price points but certainly possible. It is in many cases a “nice to have” but has shown its ability to expand the product offering with additional functionality recently. Perhaps some potential there.

The culture is the challenge. The CEO lacks trust and experience scaling. At times, this leads to knee jerk reactions and back and forth on decision making. These jagged decisions leave people confused. Trust seemed to be a missing piece but I can’t point blame on who’s fault that is. Compound that with a passionate, infinitely detail oriented, but cold and direct style it is difficult. It didn’t work well for me. Perhaps others can thrive in this environment but I learned a valuable lesson of what I don’t want to be a part of. This is a serious problem and the folks who have left the company will provide candid feedback on just how intense and challenging things are. For me that was stress and anxiety leading up to certain meetings, or days, or slack messages and that lead to some negative health issues.