Each time, leadership pushes the burden back onto the individual with such missives as "we have unlimited vacation so please use it". The issue of burnout has been repeatedly raised in company all hands in the latter half of 2020. The company has done little to encourage employee wellness in the face of an unprecedented public health crisis, instead asking people to hustle even harder. This has all gotten worse in 2020 with the move to permanent remote work due to the pandemic. Deadlines are often unnecessarily tight, leading people to work these long hours to deliver in time. People who work long hours are applauded in public forums, setting a precedent of what is expected. **Beware Of Burnout** - The company glamorizes a culture of overwork. He loves to talk about how he means well, and he probably truly does, but things are so difficult it really does not matter. He lacks a commanding authority, since so many employees at the company are jaded by his toxic behavior and struggle to trust him further. Some do this well, others struggle and simply pass the stress of the CEO's varying demands onto the ICs themselves. Managers and directors in the Product org seem to spend a lot of time defending their teams from intrusion by the CEO's misguided leadership. He has served as de facto Chief Product Officer since firing the last one in late 2018, and uses this role to micromanage the work of the design and engineering teams. It seems as if he is surrounded by "yes men" who cater to his wishes and then fires those in the C-level that don't. More than anything, he seems driven by the image of being a successful CEO. He regularly undermines product and sales strategies with ad hoc directives and "spot teams" isolated from the rest of the company. He exudes an absolute disdain for process and the minutiae of running a technology company.
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But he is way out of his depth running a mid-sized, Series C technology startup. He deserves credit for his intuition of the video production industry and for bringing an impactful product to market. **Terrible CEO** - As other reviews have highlighted, the number one problem at Frame is the CEO. I wish all these people well and hope they are able to make a positive impact in their lanes, despite the cons highlighted below. Many are now close friends that I will stay in touch with beyond my time working there. I learned a lot from several of my coworkers and managers during my time at the company. But there have also been several excellent recent hires at the L1 and L2 management levels (Manager and Director) in engineering who have real power to develop a great engineering culture.
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**Great People Overall** - Frame is full of talented, well intentioned people. But, if you're looking for a job where you can contribute to varying projects across the stack with minimal red tape, Frame might be the spot for you. it's easier to get by if you're a cis white man). This definitely depends on your level of seniority and demographic (i.e. I grew in my career more at Frame than anywhere else yet. **Growth Opportunity** - As the startup cliche goes, there's a lot of room to own a variety of technical tasks and learn from those projects. **Exciting Domain** - The video production world is fascinating and there's plenty of opportunity to learn about it at Frame. It's really invigorating working on something that is useful to an engaged user base. It solves a real need and is loved by users across video domains. **Great Product** - The core product has very good market fit, and had it from early on.
And it's a shame the cons are so strong, because Frame does have the potential to be a truly great place to work. Although I think the cons outweigh the pros here, there are many legitimately good aspects of Frame.io.
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