GoDaddy

1. Good work-life balance.
2. Helpful, friendly people all across the org.
3. The CEO seems like he knows what he is doing.
4. The upper management is receptive to feedback.

I know people who have great things to say about the company. While I can't speak to the entire company, I unfortunately did not have a good experience in my team/org.

• My team and org reeks of favoritism, and your efforts and work will most probably go unnoticed if you are not on great, beer-drinking terms with your manager.
• There is no transparency in the performance reviews or the months leading up to it, even though 'transparency' is touted as one of the top focuses for the team. You might also get heavily penalized if you go against any of the favorites on the team.
• Salary hikes are near 0, and the stock refreshers are negligible.
• Talent is average at best, but then again, if you are friends with your manager, you will be considered a rockstar and can expect multiple promotions and great reviews.
• Projects weren't too interesting (can't speak to the other teams, however).
• Oh, and did I mention, too much politics and favoritism within the team?

I wish I had a better time here, but the team I worked for did not help me much. That being said, I do like the upper-level management and the CEO. I honestly think you do care about employees, but I wish I had joined GoDaddy for a different team, and maybe my review would have been different.

I am out of here as soon as I can. My advice would be to send out more manager reviews to employees and take action on the feedback.