Pros: - Fun culture - Transparent management - Interesting projects

Cons: Can't think of anything. It's a great company

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: - Amazing pay and benefits. - Chance to work on a variety of good projects used by a large user base worldwide, therefore you can learn a lot. - Very good on CV.

Cons: The company knows how to promote itself very well, but this can mask some harsh realities. - The illusion of a "transparent" flat hierarchy masks a top-down culture. Leaders can make cuts even for high performers, even without knowing them, talking to them or consulting their actual team at all. - Sometimes, micromanagement. - High turnover rate, with someone joining or leaving every other week. - There's always the need to mask or justify your "mistakes" (even when they're not so), due to a hidden blaming culture. - The company doesn't seem to be suited for humble or shy people, since someone might take advantage of them or walk all over them. Assertiveness seems the key to navigate the company culture. - Management/leadership seems to be searching for very excited individuals: if you're not always like that, you might be misjudged. - In general, company leadership culture prioritizes money above anything else, and this negatively affects the employees, the products and the end users (having a healthy user base has never been a priority, as far as everything is legal and makes money).