Pros: The perks included new tech, intelligent colleagues, high pay, and a budget for socials and personal development.

Cons: Low morale due to high workload and exodus of best talent, layoffs at start of year claiming streamlining then frustration from upper management that productivity dropped, work is mostly systems migrations instead of actual new feature building. Decisions from the owner get no pushback despite negative impact, random reversals of policy from senior management and middle management questionable value, upward feedback discouraged. Surveillance throughout the building and all computer systems, paranoia is part of the culture

Pros: There are still some great people around.

Cons: The company seems to want a culture which converts enthusiasm and pride into soulless transactional work driven by fear.

Pros: Full of talented people Great projects Heavy investment in technology and research

Cons: It starts becoming obvious that there’s some unfair discrepancies between team members in terms of salary. The pay is good compared to other non financial companies but less than the competition.