That sounds like a great set of initiatives. But there is part selection bias for those posting on HN, they are probably on the nicer and more logical end of th

That sounds like a great set of initiatives. But there is part selection bias for those posting on HN, they are probably on the nicer and more logical end of the spectrum. I’m not in a place to make decisions, so unfortunately can’t change the culture from within. The founder isn’t a bad guy, I just know he’s going to screw me in the end, so overworking for him doesn’t make sense for me. For me it sucked that I was lied to in the interview (if I had known that two of the senior members left, I would never join), but once you are roped in, it’s not that easy to get out. That said, I don’t think my experience is particularly unique — honestly I think finding a good company is more rare than working for a bad one, but when we are in good roles (like I was in previous jobs), we do assume we can always be in good situations. Pandemic didn’t help - worst time to be an employee looking for a change!