Atlassian

Great colleagues.

If you are near an office, take advantage of free lunches and fitness classes.

Excellent maternity leave policy.

Atlassian used to be a great place to work, but management has deteriorated significantly, often seeming eager to find reasons to lay people off. After more than eight years with the company, it's disheartening to witness such a decline.

The new rating system is unfair, downgrading employees despite their hard work. Unless you're working 25 (yes, 25)/7, you won't receive a decent rating; you aren't demonstrating much 'Org impact.'

Being a woman in tech is challenging, but being a mother in tech is even tougher. Despite the generous maternity leave policy, many new mothers, including myself, have received unfair poor performance reviews, leading many to leave the company. During my time here, I've experienced over three reorganizations and countless white male managers. When I finally had a manager who supported my goals for promotion, they were let go.

We’ve become worse than Meta, preaching admirable values but living in a 'Hunger Games' environment. At least with Meta, you know what to expect.

The pressure to merge a certain number of PRs affects both performance evaluations and mental health. With everyone rushing to merge PRs, it's an incredibly stressful race—ironic for a company that preaches work-life balance. Asking for help in public channels often leads to management questioning your abilities; I’ve seen it happen repeatedly. Bringing concerns to HR feels like talking into the void.

Lastly, we used to have free insurance, but now that benefit is going away.

I used to love working here, but now I dread every day.