Pros
+ One of a very few IT companies in this town and probably the only one that does actual software development 100% in house. + Rather stable business - occupies a very specific niche with not too much competition, not only in Poland or in Europe but worldwide. + Small enough so you know everybody.
Kontras
- Very small company but extremely bureaucratized with internal procedures on literally everything. - Owned by two brothers who always fight each other creating communication and authority problems. - The owners rarely accept third party opinions, only promoting people who always share their vision. - Run by internally sourced CEO who never worked anywhere else. Imagine the wealth of experience he brings to the table. - The CEO is more focused on using company resources to run his pet-project of supposed-to-be-a-comedy, full of dry IT humor youtube channel instead of actually growing the company. - In general, considering all the above, this creates "just do your job, don't stick your head up and laugh when your boss laughs" kind of atmosphere. - Technologically speaking, the company operates in a very niche domain. This has some advantages (see pros) but they basically risk an instant collapse of the whole business if the ecosystem they are leeching on suddenly changes. - Also, salaries below the market average. - Overly selective and too demanding recruitment process especially for developers. Disclaimer: As the company is very small and so it is very easy to identify previous employees, I will not reveal the real position name and actual years I worked there.