Protip: don't assume any of these things will go away when working at a startup. Most of these are just characteristic of bad management, which can be found in

Protip: don't assume any of these things will go away when working at a startup. Most of these are just characteristic of bad management, which can be found in companies of all sizes and ages. Also, the younger the company, the less likely the necessary management expertise has accumulated, unless it's a company started by people who are already excellent managers in addition to whatever other high level of expertise that let them become managers. P.S. These are exceedingly rare.