Pros: Lots of great creators use the platform. It's satisfying to see so much great work being created on a product you worked on!

Cons: Where do I even begin? There's no room to grow. The only way to get promoted is to be pals with leadership while managing backstabbing colleagues who will throw you under the bus to get ahead. C-levels are flaky and indecisive and can't commit to a product roadmap or company goals. The CEO says "40 hours a week is not enough" while selling a company culture of creativity and work-life balance. There's no stability. VPs get hired and fired annually, along with a constant cycle of layoffs and hiring sprees for ICs. You'll have a new people manager every quarter.

Pros: Strong mission. Passionate people. Collaborative and creative environment. In my time at Patreon, it was always clear that everyone on the team truly cared about funding the creative class.

Cons: Inconsistent and tumultuous leadership. Engineering re-orgs and management changes. These can be common things in the startup world, but they felt too frequent at Patreon. Hopefully, they're getting on a better track now.

Pros: Good teammates, nice people to work with. Good mission.

Cons: Everything else is in cons! Management and leadership is the worst you can ever experience.