Pros: Lucid wants you to succeed. As an intern, instead of segmenting you off with an intern project, you are placed on a scrum team and treated like a regular software engineer. All of my coworkers have been friendly and invested in my career and success.

Cons: Recently a fair amount of benefits and extras have been cut back, but that is pretty standard across the industry right now in this recession.

Pros: The company picks leaders who are good at helping their directs grow. If you want to grow and get new opportunities, they will make it happen.

Cons: It is hard to know how much the equity you are given will be worth, as the company is not public yet.

Pros: The CEO isn't a scum bucket like so many other startups. The CTO is brilliant. The bar for hiring employees is extremely high, so every employee is intelligent, hard-working, and contributes to the value of the company. We are already profitable, so your stock is immediately valuable.

Cons: The environment is too open - No cubicles or offices - So the sound propagates more than I would prefer. Easily solved by headphones.