Pros: The income package is competitive in Aus. That is the only pro now.

Cons: Very toxic culture since introducing stack ranking, learned from Meta.

Pros: Interesting work if you can get onto the right team. Chances to become a full-stack developer and try out some new technologies. Some smart people to learn from, if you can look past the ego it is coming from at the same time. Well-stocked kitchens. I would recommend to a friend, as it has the chances for some nice work and looks like a nice stepping stone to something else in the future.

Cons: Getting on the right team can be difficult. Salary is low. Salary details are not shared (and for good reason, as there is a massive difference between salaries for the exact same positions throughout the company). It will usually take sourcing other employment opportunities to discover your true worth and get HR to do anything about it, if you are deemed worthy of keeping. And while the company considers itself very collaborative, this is taken to the extreme. Unless you are able to self-promote every single thing you do, every single day, then no one will have any idea that you even exist. Worse of all, though, for me, is the shifting goalposts. Performance reviews are quite a joke, as they entirely depend on which team you work on and how good buddies you are with your Team Lead. Just doing excellent work is not enough. Even though, yes, you fixed this stupidly outdated and broken process, you failed to blog about it for 3 weeks prior to actually making the change. And 2 people over there had an error this morning and instead of fixing it, had to spend 1 hour figuring out who to blame (when they could have actually read the 1 blog that you did write – though 10 is better than 1, of course!). Anyway, most of this stems from far too many people drinking the Kool-Aid on a daily basis, which, in my opinion, is caused by the fact that for the majority of people, they have never experienced anything else in their working careers.

Pros: Atlassian still knows how to have fun and is a workplace that doesn't take itself too seriously, despite producing awesome things. Forget the dry meetings and layers of red tape; fun is built into the Atlassian values, and its employees don't forget that. Management at Atlassian is very hands-on, and there is really no sense of hierarchy. Today, I walked by our events room as our General Manager put out all the chairs alongside his EA. I've worked at 'Best Places to Work' before, but Atlassian has nailed its culture.

Cons: Be ready to be open! Everything is open and shared at Atlassian by default. You're encouraged to give and accept feedback from all parts of this business on your ideas and your work. It takes a bit of getting used to, but it works :)