Reasonable expectations, exciting problems, decent culture, mixed talent
Reasonable expectations, exciting problems, decent culture, mixed talent
Pretty good work-life balance and remote friendliness. Bureaucracy isn't too bad for its size, and finding your own impact is heavily encouraged. The company leans in hard into AI.
The company isn't that meritocratic these days; everyone's outcomes are sort of compressed. Leadership is respectful these days, but running a bit short on exciting ideas.
Focus more on talent management and giving resources to promising, ambitious people.
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San Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2015I felt the interview process was extremely pragmatic and realistic, moving fairly quickly. The senior recruiter I worked with tried hard to ensure a smooth process and mitigate any hiccups. There was one significant rescheduling hiccup due to an all-
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San Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2022The interview process is quite subjective. You can perform well in all parts of the interview and still not receive an offer. The feedback given is also very subjective. There was an interviewer wearing a tank top, and it was evident that he did not
