Pros: Dropbox has always had amazing benefits and a stellar work-life balance. The company culture never felt political, and my experience with my coworkers was always positive. The code can be a bit dated in places, but that's the case for any long-lived product company. Overall, I have enjoyed my time at Dropbox, and I have loved the people I work with. Three days ago, I would have given Dropbox 5 stars.

Cons: The new "Virtual First" policy Dropbox committed to in mid-Oct 2020 throws all of that away. Starting in 2021, Dropbox's global workforce is being forced to switch to remote work. No more in-office perks, no more personal desks, no more seeing and interacting with your coworkers and friends in person. Offices (now called "Studios") are off-limits unless you have an in-person meeting. It's no longer time for temporary COVID WFH; starting 2021, it will instead be required WFH. Sure, if you like WFH or are already a full-time remote employee, then Dropbox is a great option for you! But if you can't wait to get back into the swing of things, see your coworkers again, grab lunch with your friends, and collaborate in person, then avoid Dropbox like the plague.

Pros: Great place to work, amazing colleagues, great food and benefits. High scope of influence. Great office location. Interesting projects.

Cons: No performance bonus for engineers (unlike at Google and Facebook). This should be really implemented for Dropbox as well. Very talented people and high competition as a result (though it's a good thing).

Pros: High base salary, decent insurance with no premiums, good 401(k), free food.

Cons: My manager expected me to hit project deadlines that were set by an architect working on an entirely different team, over six months before the project was assigned to our team. No opportunity was given to provide my own input on those estimates, and the assigned projects did not come with a clear design. I always found previously-unknown scope not considered in the original estimate, but when I brought up this new scope, my manager always dismissed my updated estimates. In performance reviews and ongoing one-on-ones, my manager would consistently tell me that I needed to go faster because I had missed the deadlines that I had told them were unreasonable. If you find a manager with a backbone who will push back against this kind of deadline setting, then you'll probably have a good experience.