Shopify

The people: some of the best, hard-working, friendly, and overall great people one can work with.

The projects and problems are unique and challenging.

The company's vision is to help out small businesses and "the little guy."

• Compensation is terribly low compared to other companies and not competitive. SHOP is aware, however, it takes them forever to execute any type of meaningful change.
• The hours worked/expected don't align with compensation. What the employee provides isn't matched with what the business compensates them for.
• Rushed work is equaling poor quality or a nonfunctional impact/product.
• Only 3 weeks of vacation isn't enough, especially with the above. Most people work during their vacation in fear of falling behind.
• Leadership keeps going cheap. The product could perform much better, and backend support is getting burnt out trying to clean up the mess.

Become more reactive. Make decisions more balanced between data and gut/instinct. Be aware of surroundings and trends, and don't assume.

Support your employees, and they will support you. Make their lives harder or provide them unreasonable doubt, and they may not stay.