Google

You'll work with very smart people. The stock performs very well (generally). Decent work/life balance. Great benefits. Great stepping stone for your career.

The RTO policy is stupid, cutting as much as 25% base salary for employees wanting to stay remote.

Compensation is no longer top of market. This has been the case since even before the pandemic. For example, Stripe, Netflix, Instacart, and The Trade Desk all pay much better.

There is lots of red tape and not much room for making an impact.

There has been a noticeable shift in culture since the pandemic. You feel like a cog in a giant machine that doesn't care about you. There are mass emails talking about policy, upper management is out of touch with employees, and it's a common problem where you ask a question in chat and no one replies.

Good luck getting in touch with an HR rep if you ever have an issue and actually need to talk to one.

• Embrace remote work
• Increase overall compensation*
• Cut red tape
• Give more power to managers (but with some checks and balances)

*New hires are likely getting hired closer to market rates, but current employees' pay is likely way below what they could get elsewhere at an equivalent company.