Google

Great salary and bonuses. Smart colleagues. Good perks in the office (free food, gym, ...). Relative independence towards the hours of work, no micro-management.

Career progression is slow and gets slower as the number of employees gets higher (e.g., a few years ago, a SWE was expected to ramp up to L5, while it would be L4 now). Also, it could be smarter to move to Facebook/Amazon/... and come back to get a higher level.

• Bureaucracy
• Poor independence regarding the projects (ton of reviews, etc.)
• Too much focus on inclusion/following the trends (e.g., Black Lives Matter, etc.) rather than on the products (i.e., it became a highly political organization).

Less sweets, more meat.