Amazon

I came from a smaller company, not a very competitive environment. I found it refreshing to work with people who cared a lot about the quality of work (whether they were forced by the culture or not).

The teams I worked with were great, and I didn't have any bad experience with the people I worked with. There is definitely more pressure and stress involved, but that's what makes you grow. You need that at some point in your life.

WLB can be bad at times (deadlines, performance). Also, job security is a concern (it's not super fun hearing about tons of people getting fired every once in a while). I'd also say benefits are not the best. Base compensation was good for me, but benefits (health insurance, employee perks, vacations) weren't so great.