Pros: - Tons of ownership and autonomy. - Lots of opportunity for growth. - Respectable, ambitious leadership.

Cons: - Longer hours - Hard work at times - Can be quite chaotic, perfect for those that thrive in these environments.

Pros: Ambitious: The goal of the company is not just another payroll shop or any HR product shop. It's to build a global operating system for running companies. Solid growth history. Rarely will you see SaaS businesses growing consistently for years. Top 0.1 percentile SaaS growth. No short of problems to solve. You can build a product in the HR-fintech area and move on to a completely different product. Fast-paced. They truly mean it. No politics. Surprisingly, despite the company scaling to ~3k headcount now. Parker and CxOs are no-bullshit people.

Cons: - WLB used to be a concern. It got much better, but it's not a rest-and-vest place. - Most big companies have a spongy buffer space around you. It takes effort to impact and effort to get noticed, positive or negative. Rippling does not have that. So, it's not for everyone.

Pros: Incredibly competitive product vision and one of the best product-to-market fits. This is the primary reason I joined, after numerous previous employers failed to prove product fit despite having great technology. Great individual career development opportunity to grow with the company. This is the exact thrilling startup experience I wanted when joining. Building "zero to one" products from scratch and observing tremendous business impact helped me grow into the next level as an engineer. Clear exit strategy and great monetary incentives, again backed by clear product vision and great growth trajectory. The people. Having the chance to help triple the engineering team and enjoying the time working with lots of smart people, pooling our wisdom and grit together to build something amazing and lasting. Supportive team. Myself and at least five members of my team had babies in the past few years. The team and company understand the hardships new parents go through and are extremely supportive.

Cons: * Not a place to "rest and vest" - This company has low tolerance for opportunists not pulling their own weight. * Growth pain from transitioning from startup culture to mature enterprise - Not really a con. Only growing companies have growth pain. I choose growth pain over no growth on any day. * Not the best insurance benefits if with family - The company dogfoods its own PEO benefits product, which is not exactly suitable for its current size anymore.