Pros: Let's start from some objective evaluation. For many years Bending Spoons has been in the top spots of Great Place To Work rankings. As of 2023, it's the #1 of its category in Italy. In my view I'd add: - Excellent teammates. The level of the team in Bending Spoons is high, both on a professional and personal level. Having the chance of working with people you value, and them being amazing all-around, makes for a wonderful working environment. - Interesting challenges. Working on real problems with solutions that aim to be first-class in the world is motivating. The environment is highly demanding, but to me that's a plus. - Amazing prospects for personal growth. As a result of the former two points, and the fact that each contributor has thorough ownership of his work, you have plenty of opportunities to grow. - Great benefits. Full-remote work, company retreats, lunch (and good snacks) if you work from the office, beautiful offices, company activities, yearly welfare budget, parental support, paid-for sport activities with other employees. I could mention more, the list just doesn't end. - Fair salaries. In Milan, I'd be surprised to find more competitive companies. The compensation policy and career paths are shared transparently. - Great founders. Both from a professional and personal point of view I couldn't ask for better company founders. I personally have great admiration from them, and learned from how they managed the company. - Flexible time off. You can take time off whenever you want very easily, without having to think about asking your boss whether you can take some days off. The answer is: you can. The only expectation is that you make it work with your team, which isn't an issue almost ever. - Excellent prospects for the future. The company has been growing steadily in the past years, and the outlook for next ones is just as positive. - Friendly environment. People find friends in the company. Lots of Spooners hand out and travel together in their free time.

Cons: - The environment is demanding. The goals are ambitious, and you need to put effort in to be a strong contributor. To me, this is actually a pro and a requirement for a great workplace. If hard work isn't something for you, then I'd suggest looking for another company. To be clear, the effort required is a "fair one". You should deliver great work, but no one will come ask you to work outside normal working hours. - The compensation review can be off at times. This is my first job, so I can't compare this aspect with other companies. Perhaps it's no better.

Pros: - Really smart and nice people - A lot of travelling and great benefits - Pretty high salary and fully remote work options

Cons: - Really high standards for perfomances - Could easily be laid off at any moment and it actually happens to people often - Can be stressfull -

Pros: Great colleagues: incredibly clever and always available to help each other. Challenging work: most of the chores that can be automated have been automated, so we can focus on what really matters. Total flexibility and responsibility: micromanagement simply doesn't exist, because for us it doesn't make sense.

Cons: The pressure is on: one has to deal with wanting to always excel. For most of us, this is what we want for our life anyway, but it's not for everyone, and there's nothing wrong with wanting something different. Still, the pressure might be hard sometime.