Such an amazing team (when I was there) with so much potential, squandered by top-down directives
Pros
(from the start of my time at N26) - Amazing team, some of the smartest and most motivated people I've ever worked with - Tons of opportunity for growth in your career - A strong brand
Cons
- Co-founders don't trust the seasoned executives they bring in to do what they are there to do - Lack of willingness to make hard decisions about priorities, or delegate decision making beyond the "inner circle" of top management that has been there from the start - That "inner circle" is completely out of touch with what it means to be one of their employees and have zero empathy for how their decisions impact the lives of their employees, or the product negatively - The only way to get something done is to play massive political games - Logic almost never wins out