Pros: Amazing culture. People are kind and mature. The product is truly amazing when used well, and it makes teams successful. Transparency: I am continually learning about what it takes to build a company. There is so much more to do in the space and with the product.

Cons: Technical architecture is unnecessarily complicated, which has made development slower than it needs to be. Teams aren't as long-lived as they need to be (this has improved significantly though).

Pros: The best thing about Asana for me is the people. Not only is everyone world-class at their craft, but they are also exceptionally kind and mindful. Our culture is truly unique. Leadership is extremely transparent, and information is shared freely—for example, we receive monthly updates about the state of our business and finances. It's super gratifying to build a tool that helps so many teams around the world. Our business is very healthy, and we're growing quickly. And we have amazing perks!

Cons: Sometimes it's hard to figure out how responsibilities are shared and distributed. While we care about diversity a lot, at the moment we hardly have any employees over the age of 35, let alone 40. Also, I'm ruined for life. I'm not sure if I'll ever enjoy work as much anywhere else.

Pros: Smart engineers from all over the industry. Strong learning and sharing culture. Lots of knowledge willing to be shared if you ask. Jerk ICs get weeded out quickly. Engineering tooling is mature. High engineering standards. Strong ownership (AoR) culture. Good work-life balance. Shares are at an all-time low, so I guess joining now has high upside if you believe in the company.

Cons: Asana went from being an industry leader to being an industry follower. Comp & benefits are stuck in the 2010s. Career opportunities are scarce, with external hires seemingly preferred. There has been high eng IC turnover recently. A cringey, bland corpo culture has taken over. Decisions are made at a glacial pace, often perplexing, and announced with Ballmer-esque flair. The company grew too fast during COVID, went through layoffs, and is now repeating the same mistake. Senior management is afraid of accountability and full of excuses for why the company is trending downward. Competitors have mostly recovered and are outpacing us, so stop blaming COVID or economic headwinds and own up. Upmarket Work Graph and AI can't be the entire strategy while competitors outmaneuver us. A bloated management structure has many ineffective middle managers. There are a few toxic or completely useless eng-adjacent departments where cronyism has completely taken over.