Pros
-Opportunities for rapid advancement if you’re a high performer
-Entrepreneurial environment with room to take initiative
-Strong emphasis on personal development. If you’re proactive, you’ll gain valuable experience quickly
-Teammates are generally ambitious, hardworking, and motivated
Cons
-Toxic behavior is often overlooked or tolerated, especially when coming from high status individuals
-HR is not a safe or neutral resource for addressing concerns, often contributing to the issues
-Culture is driven by narrative, not truth. And those who control the narrative hold the power
-Systems are messy or non existent. Every week brings a new “fire” that becomes the company’s focus, only to be replaced by the next
-Public scrutinization is common, while honest conversations happen behind closed doors, if at all
-Constant rollout of new “initiatives and projects” that generate praise for leaders but rarely get executed. Follow through is not prioritized