Great company, lots of room to move, but heavy on politics
Great company, lots of room to move, but heavy on politics
Innovative, lots of room to move around; employees are treated well in terms of salary and benefits.
Amazing people who can make your job fun and energizing.
Politics stifles innovation. Dissent is still politically loaded, and depending on your group, it can be career suicide. The culture of silence around bad managers means there are many bad ones, more than you'd expect, at a large, productive company. Some of the folks who have been around a long time, and are very senior in the company, need to be moved around, or out.
The cons include my advice to management.
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Initial conversation with a recruiter over the phone. It was pleasant and professional, focusing on my background and experiences. It was a long shot for me, as I was not intending to take the position in the specific location advertised, and I was
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The process started with a recruiter phone screening, followed by a screening with the hiring manager, and then multiple rounds of interviews including coding and system design. I thoroughly enjoyed the process, but it's difficult to crack.
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The interview process was disorganized and confusing. Interviewers were late and sometimes distracted. The process and recruiters were almost as bad as Salesforce. Recruiters sent canned and very confusing emails, which did not help during the inter
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 15, 2024Initial conversation with a recruiter over the phone. It was pleasant and professional, focusing on my background and experiences. It was a long shot for me, as I was not intending to take the position in the specific location advertised, and I was
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2022The process started with a recruiter phone screening, followed by a screening with the hiring manager, and then multiple rounds of interviews including coding and system design. I thoroughly enjoyed the process, but it's difficult to crack.
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 1, 2016The interview process was disorganized and confusing. Interviewers were late and sometimes distracted. The process and recruiters were almost as bad as Salesforce. Recruiters sent canned and very confusing emails, which did not help during the inter
