Great experience and responsibility, but not for someone with a family or work/life balance.
Pros
Working on the fastest paced and most exciting projects in the industry. You will be responsible for your project. If you do no deliver the company will suffer. It is up to you and only you. Extreme ownership is the game. It’s very rewarding if you are willing to put in the hours and days and weeks with no days off. Literally, I am not kidding there are times where weekends and nights are not off limits. 100 hr work weeks have happened to me in the past, no joke.
Cons
Obviously the hours. 60-80 hrs are normal and can reach up to 100 hrs (that means working the weekends and around 15 hrs per day, yes that happens!) Some jobs aren’t like this, but they’re not as fun or rewarding. But burnout if fast. No room to raise a kid and be working for this company. Get your experience in and get the stories and leave for someone else to get chewed up. The cycle keeps going
