Cohesity

With any company there will be ups and downs, what defines a successful and trustworthy company is how they react when things are not going so well. Cohesity has done an amazing job so far dealing with the downs. First of all there is full transparency and sometimes this backfires because some of the people don't know how to handle not so positive information, but overall this is appreciated by most of us.

Rather be aware of the turbulence than not. The company's main strength is the ability to quickly course correct if things are not going so well, and this is done not in haste but with open discussions and consensus. This format of arriving at decisions is encouraged at all levels and this empowers people.

Career growth is methodical and mentor-mentee system is in place to help both the mentor and mentee grow, also promotions are done in a democratic fashion to the likes of Google and some of the other companies. Open conversation and honest feedback are encouraged among team-mates which helps in growing as an engineer. Thoughtful spending and careful investment has helped the company grow so far acquiring several large customers. Really love the customer first mindset that every engineer in the organization feels.

It’s really sad to see folks complaining about the work-life balance. Startup life comes with a certain amount of stretch built into it. While there are times the stretch feels a little hard, it does not last long. Managing time in a smart way and adjusting expectations helps in attaining a good work-life balance.