Pros: I work in a great area. I have a lot of room for personal development and am actively encouraged to grow. There are leadership opportunities that are regularly made available, but you can stay as an IC if that's what you prefer. There's a ton of collaboration, and the group works on interesting things.

Cons: There's a lot of emphasis on delivery, to the point where it can be valued over people skills for leadership positions. An over-emphasis on "impact" from management makes it hard to advocate for KTLO work unless it can be bundled into a project. Slowing down on work for quality can be used against an IC if the TL does not buy in. Various parts of ENG are very different culturally. Software infrastructure is generally good.

Pros: Nice company, I enjoyed working there. It genuinely cared for its employees. There was a good atmosphere, great perks like the pantry and the amazing family-friendly summer party, continuous learning with lots of offerings for online and face-to-face training, and the flexible working-from-home policy, with all the tech in the office supporting people connecting from home or collaborating remotely. Great engineering community. Very good philanthropy and volunteering culture. I felt proud to be part of Bloomberg and have so many genuine opportunities to make an impact. Comp was good, but not as good as in other Big Tech or finance companies, at least back then (I left a few years ago).

Cons: Too much outdated, proprietary tech; I felt a lot of it wouldn't be useful in my next jobs. It was hard to use cutting-edge tech. Employees could have a totally different experience, great or awful, depending on their management chain. And not much was done to quickly correct management issues leading to stress, anxiety, and attrition.

Pros: Good work-life balance, good benefits, ok pay for new grads.

Cons: Career development is not transparent, and there's underpay for seniors.