Pros: You'll meet some wonderful people working here.

Cons: Leadership lacks transparency! Relevant and important information is often kept secret and consistently on a "need-to-know basis," which makes leadership seem dishonest and insincere. There's a lack of transparency on the company's direction and a growing culture of fear that has been reported multiple times. Basically, the environment is "you're here to do a job; we pay better than most startups, so do your job and don't ask questions." You're a cog in the machine, not a team member. And you'll be constantly bombarded with "investor talk" during all-hands (God they even use the same slides). Sigma used to be a great place to work, but now it's transitioning to a corporate culture without building trust with its employees.

Pros: - Growing business - Good (but not exceptional) compensation and benefits - Unlimited PTO (on paper)

Cons: - Excessive control and oversight, coupled with a lack of autonomy and independent thought. The co-founders of the company tend to involve themselves in a lot of projects (unfortunately, on the final stages), neglecting the focus on strategic, high-level issues as they should. They also fail to nurture their staff. Instead, both of them chose to contribute to the code. - Immature management style. Instead of concentrating on the necessary tasks, a significant portion (though not all) of the company managers and senior employees strive to please the co-founders. - Absence of personal and professional growth — the career ladder remains intentionally ambiguous, and the feedback from management lacks practicality. Professional advancement hinges on project completion rather than impact or influence itself. - Bad company culture. Recent abrupt departures (including layoffs) have created voids in both the company's culture and its org structure. Core teams are overworked and demotivated, some of the team members explore opportunities elsewhere. - Lack of good product management. Much like the co-founders, the PMs lean towards the other important tasks rather than setting a clear vision for their domains.

Pros: I love my job. There is always so much going on, and every week is fast paced and exciting. Because the company is so young, I am able to interact with all members of the company daily and really feel like my voice is heard. As a group, we have a very strong focus on building a product that we are proud of and that we want to be users of ourselves. This mentality has built a strong foundation for a team with strong work ethics and no room or desire for egos getting in the way. Mentorship has also been awesome here. I started as a fairly junior engineer, and over the course of my time here I have received guidance and support from every member of our engineering team. This includes our two awesome founders, who take the time and care to work with all of their employees towards growing a great team and building a product that we can all be proud of.

Cons: For me, there really haven’t been any cons. If working at a startup is not for you, then right now, Sigma probably is not the right fit. But if you want to work at a young company, then any growing pains are worth the opportunity you will find here.