Felt like getting wings after switching from a traditional employer
Felt like getting wings after switching from a traditional employer
- Innovative and customer-oriented mindset.
- Less bureaucratic, operates like a lot of small companies rather than one big company.
- You will feel empowered. Career growth is back in your hands and your competitiveness.
- There is a decent onboarding process.
- Failure is encouraged. Easy to move internally on lateral roles.
- No PowerPoints.
- Faster decisions at every level.
Could feel a bit lost in the information deluge.
Getting promoted from L6 to L7 seems tricky. I am too new to comment further, but peers informed me it requires both successful outcomes and growth in your area.
Easy to get involved in new projects. If not carefully done, this could cause backlogs and distractions.
- Keep following all the leadership principles, not just what is convenient for your case.
- The on-boarding process is lengthy (3 months) and takes much longer to complete.
- Senior management (L8 & above) seems to be out of reach for most members (L3-L6).
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