Love the company
Love the company
Lot of great projects to work on, great life-balance, especially compared to the competition, perks and prestige galore.
Only true geeks can really love the place – not really a con for me. Also, it hasn't grown much in a decade, so opportunities for promotions are really rather limited. Young ones and diversity candidates are definitely favored there. But regardless, even if you are young and "diverse" and you really want to get to the top, you will have a much better chance at a smaller, fast-growing company.
It is a golden age in tech. Now is the time to take those risks. It won't always be this way.
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