Pros: The work at Grafana Labs is always interesting and always engaging. There's close collaboration with customers and everyone is eager to help.

Cons: As most other tech companies, the work is demanding. This is not really a con, but it's the closest you'll find to one here.

Pros: - My understanding is that everyone at the company receives equity, which is amazing. - Everyone gets 30 days vacation per year, and not like that so called "unlimited" vacation that cuts into your pay. - Senior leadership, managers and individual contributors strive to get everyone to use their vacation. - I've received a raise every year without asking for it. - I've worked here for two years, the first raise was slightly higher than inflation, the second raise was a promotion and was much significantly higher than inflation. - The senior leadership is astounding. - They truly care about the people of the company. - Very transparent. - Regularly held all-hands meetings where anyone can ask them anything. - Work with high caliber people. - My experience is that 99.9% of the engineers are non-junior, probably 90% have noticeable leadership qualities, and I think something like 25% of them could be a highly successful CTO. - In my previous jobs I've found myself to be close to the front of the pack talent-wise. - But at Grafana, it would be a stretch to consider myself middle of the pack. - Being surrounded by so many super-talented people has taught me so much and has made me far more capable. - Everyone works remotely from around the world, and this has many obvious and nuanced benefits. - High level of autonomy. - Managers do not outrank engineers. - In fact, it's more likely to be the other way around. - Grafana is lead by engineers through and through. - Also, I want to say it gives me so much joy to watch our sales team work. - They're high-energy, strategic, and very respectful.

Cons: To me, there are no cons.

Pros: - Talented, hardworking, and motivated colleagues. - Positive relationships and support among peers. - A strong product with meaningful potential.

Cons: In my experience, there was a gap in trust between leadership and individual contributors. Decision-making often felt hierarchical, and management politics sometimes overshadowed input from the people doing the work. While I valued my colleagues, these aspects made my overall experience disappointing.