Overall, they undeniably have lots of excellent things and they also have their downsides. I'd recommend the leadership skills to career and money-oriented individuals and the normal scheme for those seeking work-life balance and wish to have time with their loved ones.
Note: 3/5 stars were given when I'm unsure of it.The good thingsI don't work there but my partner does. I want to share a truthful insight about the company from the employee's partner's perspective. The good parts are that the people are generally nice and welcoming. The training is of a reasonable amount and the mentorship is awesome. The career progression is there and the opportunity to level up is there. If their event ends late, they always pay for their employees' taxi back (from what I know, it is regardless of price), which is highly appreciated. They often have team bonding and networking events, which can be argued to be an advantage despite it ending very late at night or on the following day. There is definitely a lot of excellence in the company, hence why I would recommend the company to individuals who are single and are both career and money-oriented. I would also recommend taking individuals whose partner, children, and family consent to the work arrangement and don't mind having a mostly absent family member.
The challenges1. From what I was told, he wasn't informed of the criteria that he has to hit to move upwards, which risks exploitation.
2. Insane working hours. He works from 9AM to 10PM quite a lot and they don't really have holidays. They have asked him to work 2 days before his exams and forced him to attend a Christmas party on the day of his exams. They also asked him to work on New Year's Eve all the way until New Year's Day, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. From the conversations I overheard and from what he told me about it, there seems to be a lot of guilt-tripping and pressure from their end for him to work on those days, without giving him the option to opt out.
3. Dishonesty. According to him, they market themselves as a freelance company where you can hit your own goals at your own pace, you will have lots of flexibility, and you will have full control over your life. However, as mentioned in point 2, it's not the case. Maybe it is for the normal scheme; he's in the leadership scheme. Nevertheless, working on a public holiday and being pressured or guilt-tripped into it doesn't sit right with me.
4. From what he told me, his bosses taught him that career and money are the most important things and that he should completely abandon his wife and children for several years so he could make enough passive income to one day come back to his family.
5. Minimal work-life balance. Their events started early in the morning and would often end on the next day, close to 6AM. The working hours are also 12+ hours and they'll use marketing tactics to make you work as much as possible.
6. Low pay. There is no basic salary and everything is commission-based. You can be working close to 20 hours/day for a month and there is no guarantee that your labour will be monetarily rewarded. 1 case is worth ~SGD100 but it's often lower than that (~SGD70).
7. Zero benefits apart from career progression. I don't recall him saying there is CPF, holidays on public holidays, or days off. Based on what's happening, he works 7 days a week, mostly from 9AM to 10PM. If he chooses to opt out, his upper study will guilt-trip and pressure him into working. So, I don't really see any days off, unless his upper study is unavailable to work that day.
That said, I wouldn't recommend it to those who wish for work-life balance, are family-oriented, and wish to spend time with their loved ones.