Forever grateful, but not a perfect place
Forever grateful, but not a perfect place
I'm so lucky to have worked several years at Toast. I rode the rocketship to IPO, and the money was life-changing.
Just as important is the halo effect on my resume, having been at a top (local) tech company. I learned a lot about my domain, and it set me up very well for my next role.
Pleasant, honest coworkers. A product with clear product-market fit. I'm rooting for Toast!
Being a public, mid-size tech company means there's less urgency and more bureaucracy.
Many within Product and Engineering are coasting, which is great for WLB, but not great if you want to develop.
There's an increased focus on cutting costs, so the days of a growing team are over, unless you are in the offshore offices.
There's bad nepotism in the company. Family members of executives get positions and accelerated promotions.
I'll never forget how we fired 50% of the company and canceled the internship program in 2020, but the CEO's daughter got an internship. It's demoralizing, but not a totally unique problem.
Cut the nepotism and increase the urgency.
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