Insider tea from an “employee friendly” startup

Recently caught up with a friend who works for an “employee friendly” HR tech company. This brand has been boasting about how great they are with the sort of employee benefits they offer. The founder specially keeps boasting about this on LinkedIn and Twitter. Found out yesterday, that the employee benefits come at a cost of micro management and a toxic environment at the workplace. Really sad to see the perceptions that the brands create and the reality they offer. Would you prefer: 1. Few employee benefits with no micromanagement? Or 2. More employee benefits at the cost of micromanagement?