Why to not work in a startup in Sweden (part 3)

This is part 3 of 4 on the positives and negatives on working in a startup in Sweden.  You might wish to read about part 1 first.

As mentioned previously the timeline leading to today have caused me to leave the Titanic.  Here are the reasons why I will not work in this particular startup ever again.

Lack of money
During my first interview I asked the CEO about the finances of the company.  He pretty much told me that if they spent nothing on marketing they have enough money to last one year.  Which means the company will continuously need funding.  That is not a good sign.  Money (Capital) is the lifeblood of any company.  But I thought it might be a good experience to join anyway, since I have never been in a true startup environment.

But please, work for me anyway!

Why to not work in a startup in Sweden (part 2)

This is part 2 of 4 on the positives and negatives on working in a startup in Sweden.  You might wish to read about part 1 first.

Since joining a startup in Sweden, it has been nothing sort of a slow sinking Titanic.  I'm glad to say that I'll be leaving for greener pastures and have learnt a lot during these 7 insufferable months.  Let's try to create the timeline events leading up to this point.

May
Resignations: 0
I joined on the 8th of May and spent pretty much the first month looking for an apartment.  Was introduced to the team including two additional people who I have not met previously, a Macedonian, let's call him "Mocka" and a Russian, let's call him "Pushkin".  There was also an Egyptian named "Mohammed" and a Bangladeshi, let's call him "Shafiq".  I thought things were a bit weird with Shafiq when he was asking me pretty simple questions that I knew as a graduate, but cast that aside.  These 5 were part of the development team, including me.  And the team leader, let's call him "Lenin", was in Russia for "personal reasons".  So 6 in total, but there were no Swedes in the team, which was a big red flag to me.  We also had a marketing team, but let's put that aside.  Our product manager was called "Fred", his real name.

June
Resignations: 0
I went galloping around London and Belgium, moved into my new apartment and witnessed the first disastrous deployment of the company's website where nothing worked.  I have never witnessed such insanity in all of my working professional career.  Mocka and I looked were looking a problem when the website was deployed only to be told by Fred that it was a "waste of time for two people to be looking at a problem".  Lenin, our great team leader in Russia, asked me to write a document on how to improve the process, which I did.

Pretends to know about software development.

Why work in a startup in Sweden (part 1)

Since my startup experience in Sweden is about to end, I thought I would list down the lessons learnt from joining one.  Why you should join one, if it interests you.  Personally I would never join a startup in Sweden ever again, likening it to the Titanic, but here's my take on the good points.  Afterall there is always good in something, even if it wasn't what you expected it to be.

Super flexible environment
This is a big plus for me, there are no real rigid hours.  Sure, there might be core hours, but even those can be bent.  This is Sweden afterall.  People in my office arrived late, and no one really cared or bothered.  Some would disappear during office hours, and no one really cared or bothered.

You get the point.

Leaving the Titanic

It's almost Christmas time and I've been in Sweden more than 7 months now.  How time flies.  I've found a new job and will leave my present company most likely at the end of February.  To say it has been a rollercoaster ride is nothing short of insanity.  From drunk colleagues to people who simply refuse to ever show up to work on time to on-the-spot firings, this has been hands down the worst company I've ever worked for.  Everyday was like living in Trump's "The Apprentice: Swedish Edition" and comparable to real life Dilbert.  In fact I swear at times there's a camera living somewhere in the office recording our movements.

The Apprentice: Swedish Edition on Earth 2, without the hot girl.