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Don't drink the Kool-Aid

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Reddit for 2 years
April 6, 2017
San Francisco, California
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Lots of greenfield to implement new features or replace old ones.

Some very talented co-workers.

You will probably learn and do more here than at other companies in the same period of time.

Cons

Very cliquey, like some other reviews here mention.

Very political. Smallest missteps will be amplified and counted against you. It is very easy to misstep since the stack is outdated and breaking very often under increasing scale.

Very political in a broader sense. Full of very smug liberals who openly talk about social justice warrior things. I am a liberal as well, and have voted for Hillary. But this amount of smug and agenda is very grating.

Achievements are not recognized, especially when contrasted against political and other missteps.

Work/life balance is almost non-existent. One of the things being said at all-hands is "We want you to go to sleep and wake up thinking about snoo." I wish this was a joke.

Compensation is on the low end. Equity is a joke.

Advice to Management

Cut employees some slack and foster a better and healthier work/life balance.

Create clear priorities and shield employees from the constant onslaught of asks from other teams and individuals.

Recognize employees for their contributions instead of personally attacking them for things that are largely outside of their direct control.

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