Thanks to everyone that has responded so far. I didn't want this post into an advice-seeking conversation, but I really appreciate that you're pointing the red

Thanks to everyone that has responded so far. I didn't want this post into an advice-seeking conversation, but I really appreciate that you're pointing the red flags. I know that no workplace is perfect, so I just wanted to relate with others that have terrible workplace environments with toxic cultures. I could go on with the list of things that are definitely off (the gaslighting, the verbal abuses, the fear culture that's been instilled, nano-management, etc.), but that's really not the point. Also, this is not in the US, but it's also illegal here. I've started to interview at other companies and will leave soon (and hopefully wiser). I also think that many of these rules, policies, toxic culture, etc. weren't created in a void, but they were built with one stone a time, all of that subtly disguised in 'the company's mission', or with statements like "less millenialism, more professionalism", and the 'work hard' mentality (that the founders don't even abide to, since they work the least of all, some even have side gigs). I really feel sorry for many of my non-tech co-workers that don't have that many options out there.