Pros
Being a part of a new car company is exciting in its own right. Lots of meaningful work to do, problems to solve, and processes to develop! I am a believer in the product. Got to work with a lot of great cross-functional teams.
Cons
Never have I been so disrespected by my own management (and I have worked a lot of places - including another startup car company). No open mind for innovation / new ideas. There isn't much direction (it is a "startup" after all) but when you try to go above and beyond management doesn't care and will tell you "well thats not your job" without providing more information on what the job is. I was even insulted one time where I was told our intern could do what I was doing (I was making projects for myself at the beginning because the lack of work) I came from a technical background for the commodity I worked on but middle management would never take my thoughts and ideas seriously over my parts. I was consistently gaslighted at work about my credibility and the above-and-beyond things I was working on and how they were deemed not necessary - however the topics I was told to focus on should've been "priority 2" work. Middle management would even talk bad about people on the team with them literally right behind their backs. I was told multiple times "we are all replaceable". Overall this created a horrible team dynamic and lead to my departure.