Pros
Ansarada has a fantastic position and opportunity within their market. The problems they are solving are real and they lucky enough to (still) have some fantastic people working for them. Salaries are competitive, the office has a good vibe and there are some nice additional perks. Great view, nice food, gym, showers to name a few. Ansarada also has a great working from home policy in place (before Covid-19) that is truly a great benefit and helpful to young families and those juggling their work life balance.
Cons
Despite the above Ansarada is in dire straits. The CEO is unable to take accountability for previous mistakes and blame is passed down the hierarchy to either employees at the bottom or previous colleagues who made a smart decision to leave. At Ansarada there is a leadership team and then then is a 'leadership' leadership team that consists of those who have figured out that staying close, agreeing unapologetically to whatever the new 'grand plan' is ensures them job security, promotions and a place in the Ivory Tower to avoid any of the 'stuff' handed down. The CEO believes that once he has read a book on something he is suddenly an expert. Anyone who is hired for their expertise and holds an opposing view is soon in the bad books and on the chopping block. When I joined Ansarada I was full of hope with a great potential product for an evident solution in the market. However under times of struggle true colours have become evident resulting in an 'elephant in the room' toxic culture led from the top.
