Engineering • Former Employee
Pros: - Good pay and a great set of benefits, including lunches and a fully stocked kitchen.
- A very tolerant and supportive organization for employees beginning their professional careers. There's so much to learn if you are starting your career, and the internship program is amazing.
- Good work-life balance, if you are in the right team and location.
- The company has a real mission and a vision, and most employees genuinely believe in it.
- Multicultural acknowledgment and celebrations.
- Mass promotions in the last few years to retain talent.
- Lots of events, employee programs, and training.
- Pretty good employee support, including health, mental, immigration, family, PTO, and equipment.
Cons: - Most employees think there is no job security and look outside directly or indirectly.
Everyone works in fear as the business is struggling against the world of AI.
- Stock price is pretty much at an all-time low. Stagnant business growth.
- Middle management has little to no decision power. A few high-level folks decide the line-up. A very tiny percentage of employees have most of the power. Disconnect among higher-up management.
- If you don't like office politics, it is not the place for you.
- It has become a rat race recently. The business and execution focus is shifting frequently.
- Favoritism at multiple levels.
- High turnover rate in the last few years.
- Most veteran employees with domain knowledge in various areas have already left in the last few years.
- Very frequent reorgs. You are likely to get a new manager frequently.
- Employee survey pain points are talked about but rarely addressed.
- Work division is unorganized. Some teams are burning out and others have no work.
- A lot of groups treat their employees as "resources" not humans or team members.
- Heavy outsourcing. Expect to work with multiple timezones and countries regularly.
- It is a seasonal business so expect a very hectic few months twice a year.
- The company believes in acquisitions and adoption rather than building in-house organic products.
- The HR team is not your friend (as in other companies).