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• Amenities, perks, and pay are all pretty solid and mostly the best in the industry.
• You work with extremely talented people.
• There are interesting, cutting-edge tools to work on interesting, cutting-edge problems.

• The evaluation cycle is highly toxic. Stack rankings at every level impose a need to compete with your coworkers, even if everyone tries to be supportive.
• The constant need for self-promotion and self-validation can lead to either over-inflated work or cut-throat networking.
• The member-to-management ratio is out of hand. Employees who need extra support already don't get it because everyone is strapped for time, and with the advent of AI and the 50:1 ratio, it has gotten even worse.

Recent layoff rumors are also all pretty much true. Everyone who remained was none-too excited.

The company is completely designed around game theory, which produces a really unenjoyable experience. They should focus on fostering talent rather than pitting them against each other.