Docusign

The stock has been going up, and it's been a great time to be at the company during a period like this. The company has provided generous stipends during the pandemic. Decent remote culture, but likely to change when things reopen. There are times when there is a good work-life balance, but when your superior gets pressured into something or does not plan properly, which happens pretty often, then you're screwed.

The company promotes diversity, but nearly everyone is from India or China on H1Bs. Good luck if you're not part of that demographic.

Because of the point above, it creates a status quo environment and a "stay in your lane" mentality. Innovation or new ideas? Forget about it.

The recruiter does lowball you. You could have done a lot better after talking with other colleagues.

Politics gets pretty heavy after you've been at the company for more than a year, so much that you don't really even code and are tasked with grunt work that no one else wants to do.

Perhaps the biggest con of all is the poor planning structure from management, and then you have to comply with a deadline you had no hand in negotiating.

Don't take things personally. This is all just bytes on a computer screen at the end of the day, and you have to remember people are behind the hard work that goes into this product. Innovation and creativity are what have pushed us to the top spot in our market, but if you don't hire people that align with that type of thinking, then you will lose market share, and buying companies won't save you.

Provide opportunities to those that desire it and are eager to continue growing, but don't give it to those that lack merit. There are many people at the company that are after money, and the whole idea of doing the "work of your life" is the icing that goes on top of the stock price; if it wasn't for the stock price, there would certainly be a different outlook.

Let's be real, someone is going to read this and ask that concerns get forwarded to someone, but no one gives a darn because, again, if it doesn't align with their agenda, then it doesn't matter.

Quit asking us to write highly-rated reviews. Push out more anonymous surveys, and maybe that will help management see what they need to see.

Finally, if there is anything I can take from this experience, it's that this place is just not right for me. It's a little disheartening to realize this, but when I'm getting emails from companies that have exceptional cultures and have honest conversations with recruiters, it's making me realize I don't have to put up with this stuff at DocuSign and can move on.