Intuit

Great culture; Brad Smith is arguably one of the best CEOs, and most of the company falls in line.

More on the ethical side of Silicon Valley.

Hard problems to solve in the space.

Working with some of the best people you possibly can, and everyone is really helpful and close relationally speaking.

Very open culture, and leaders are willing to listen.

Lots of mobility if you have the relationships in the company.

Overall benefits are fantastic.

Work/life balance is probably the best I have seen, but it does depend on your team.

Infighting on the especially SVP/VP level is ridiculous at times and trickles down to the manager/director level.

Too much emphasis on "priorities" and currying favor through that.

Some managers are way too outdated to be managing early-career people.

Some architects and staff/senior engineers are way too outdated and shouldn't even be in their positions, given they've just stuck around Intuit long enough.

There's a ridiculous amount of seeing a shiny penny and every person jumping on it.

A large number of PMs are technically inept, UX/XD demands unicorns, and engineers don't have any business sense.

Pay is slightly below average. Well, it depends on which year and whether or not you are aware of the pay scale Intuit refuses to release internally.

• MOVE FASTER. It's been the biggest issue plaguing the company, and innovation is a literal joke within the company.

• REPRIMAND PEOPLE. Too many people run around unchecked for horrible decisions.

• HIRE BETTER. Average people only hire average people. Top people hire top people.