Harness vs another startup
I’m confused between 2 offers. Harness and another startup ( no results for it on blind ) Harness : lower offer, lower level position, but remote position, stock options. Other : great offer, senior position, remote for now but not long term, NO stock options. Is harness good long term ? Is it worth going for harness in hopes it’ll go public and having stock options ? I’m leaning towards the other startup. Help. #equity #startup Thank you.
why in the world would you work for any startup without options? go for harness
Pay is substantially higher. And options at harness aren’t too much either.
What are the options at harness like?
The reason you join a start up is for the options. If you just want a good base salary then go to the most established big companies.
Harness will take time to go for an IPO. Although IPO chances are quite high. Work life balance is not good here. Join Harness only if you really want to work hard.
Thank you everyone for the replies. It is also a senior position there. So looking at career progression.. and since it’s a senior role, the work is going to be new. More responsibility.
startup titles are pretty meaningless
A startup that is no longer giving options, means that it is going to get acquired soon. Or going public. What company is it? Good luck.
Don’t join here.
Harness is growing quickly, and the workload matches that. I personally like working here (I'm part of the go-to-market team) but I've heard mixed reviews in engineering. I see my product colleagues working A LOT, which probably means the same in eng. My team prioritizes WLB but doesn't mean I don't put in extra time. Par for the course for a startup, but really good IPO prospects here in a few years and lots of career growth opps.
I request all Harness recruitment teams to stop selling “growth opportunity”. Many people quit because there is no growth. Though company is growing there is no growth for Engineers. Keep it black and white. Why make fake promises and why break hearts? And then why complain about bad reviews?
Former harness employee here. Engineering. Don't work here. Don't trust the Glassdoor reviews. Every 2 weeks at all hands, they make everyone write a 5* Glassdoor review. I know one person who had medical leave, so they found a technicality with their visa and terminated them. I know another that was abused so badly they now have repeated panic attacks at work. That person has weekly therapy to get through it. They repeatedly slash bay area engineering positions and rehire for cheaper in India. The culture is one of "pass the blame" and top-down yelling. One employee didn't finish a task as soon as their boss wanted them to. Pulled this poor person for a one on one. Employee said "I'm working on it". Boss responded "I don't pay you to work. I pay you to deliver"
Thanks a lot for sharing! It is very important to see the true insider opinions. Feel the blind ratings also started looking like hr
How’s harness different from circle ci?