Atlassian

The culture with colleagues is fantastic. You're able to be yourself and a bit more casual while still working together and getting stuff done.

The perks are really nice, and management is quite reactive to what people need (e.g., during COVID, we were given extra leave for COVID or stress-related time off).

There's a hierarchy, but it's culturally accepted to challenge the ideas of those above you. It can still be uncomfortable sometimes, but it really helps prevent too much herd-following to bad choices.

The HR department is really slow in dealing with major issues. Pay has consistently been an issue during COVID, especially for recent hires, as there was what amounted to a pay freeze. HR dished out empty comms for about 6 months before anything was done.

The switch to remote-first is also showing some friction post-COVID, as the company isn't sharing much about where we can and can't live or what that would entail for pay while working remotely, beyond "at your own risk."

It feels like you really need to change the way you work for promotion, rather than just excelling at your job, and this is the main reason I see people leave.

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