Akamai Technologies

It's a company where the upper management is very focused on setting and achieving goals.

They spend a lot to take care of the employees, be it workplace, food, transport, library books, and IT support, etc.

Good HR benefits include health insurance, medical check-ups, a gym, and inside-office activities.

Mostly, work flexibility depends on managers. I was a lucky one where we had no restriction on work-from-home options.

There's a lot of learning freedom; no one asks why you are doing something outside of your work.

With so many teams, you can always look for different roles within the company.

Middle management needs to focus on getting the job done using technology rather than increasing headcounts. You will not find any innovation until you suggest or pitch one to your managers.

Just like elsewhere, crying babies get more attention, not the talented ones.

It's not a very huge organization, but still, each team keeps using tools they feel comfortable with; some standardization is needed.

Growth across teams is paced differently. If you are lucky, you get promoted every year, and if you are in the wrong spot, growth is hard to come by.

They say they offer salaries above market par, but that's not really true, especially for long-timers.

Upper management has to make sure to ask for accountability from managers of their teams and deliverables.

There are a lot of projects/work that gets duplicated; I don't know because of what.

Bangalore is a more dynamic place to find new jobs, so make sure your retention policies are geo-specific and not just US-based.