C3.ai

1. You get to work with talented people in a collaborative environment that makes it easier to get work done smartly.
2. Some teams offer you the chance to be creative in your tasks.
3. An environment of learning is cultivated through various ways, including frequent lunch and learn sessions that introduce you to a variety of interesting things the company is doing, as well as fun anecdotes from employees.
4. Fun environment.
5. Decent perks.

1. Salary provided is way lesser than average, with no clear plans of hikes/increments. This leads to shortcuts in advancing forward, leading to a rise of certain borderline unethical practices.

2. No work from home. It's astonishing that a company advocating digital transformation does not support this fact that's keeping them backwards in comparison to other companies. No one knows why, because you're shut off if you ask questions. It's hard to explain to your family that you are going to the office during the COVID situation because your company does not "believe" in WFH.

3. Very limited perks. A PS4 in a conference room or a pool table is not a perk. Unlimited PTOs so that I can visit my ailing parents is a perk. Understand the difference. No mental health days. So if you're out of sick days or PTOs and have a dead parent, chances are you have to come to work. Your manager might understand, but the higher-ups who micromanage won't.

4. There is a vast difference in what management assures people about the company and what the people who actually do the job say.

5. Very few teams encourage creativity, and getting the job done is sometimes put on hold if other teams do not "approve" it.

Personally, the only reason I'm staying in this company is because of the extremely smart working people with whom it's a pleasure to work. Please listen to them. They are the ones who keep your systems running through weekends and sick days. Listen to them, and for once, please understand their priorities.

You pay less and expect more, and people are more than happy here to do that. Please take notice of this and treat your employees like the smart people they are. Trust them.