Pros
Many smart and dedicated colleagues who care about making a difference.
Kontras
MasterClass is a well intentioned tech start-up that is in the creative content business despite having no knowledge about, or interest in, supporting creativity. Creative hires are sold a bill of goods about the company’s desire to push a bold creative agenda, then cut off at the knees and penalized for doing their jobs because the micromanaging Founder/CEO cannot tolerate anyone disagreeing with him and his mystifyingly bad creative instincts. Leadership espouses collaboration and transparency, but underneath is a demoralizing, chaotic environment where regular restructures and sudden mandate changes cause whiplash-induced chaos, and talented people are hired and fired like Tic Tacs. Profitability/IPO prospects look bleak.