Low Pay, Hard Work, Great Culture
Low Pay, Hard Work, Great Culture
Great People, Great Culture. This is a typical startup environment where if you believe in the mission.
Work-life balance is terrible. Long hours are praised despite regard for actual output. Poor communication between IC level and upper management. Low salary.
Despite what you think you don't have that great of a product.
The vision is amazing but without proper systems in place, progress/improving the product will be hard.
Compensate your employees better, equity can only take the place of salary to the point, you are not early stage enough to provide such a low salary.
Your IC's that interact with the product have the same problems your customers will have.
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