Meta

The office environment is good in general. Having a big name on your resume may also be good for the future.

Most of the colleagues are very prepared technically.

As the company grows, they are trying to cut costs. Objectives are unrealistically set, and bonuses and promotions are considerably lower.

If you work here on a visa, pay increases and promotions are slowed down even more.

Mid-management gets packed with responsibilities. The individual contribution is no longer relevant. The general philosophy seems to be "it's normal for people to leave the company," and that happens regularly after every performance cycle or stock vesting time.

To counterbalance this, the company seems to brainwash employees with slogans. Posters are everywhere around the office to make "the culture." Many company employees believe and talk with slogans.

Life/work balance is simply set to "no life."

I've seen managers complain if someone takes more than one week off in a row, or making jokes about family duties the first day someone returns from parental leave.

Managers promoted from engineering are not always able to deal with people.