Tesla

An amazing place to have impactful involvements. Generally, very small teams still exist, which allows for major contributions to global products as each person is expected to lead major initiatives, often with a great degree of freedom in methods/approach.

There are always multiple products/releases urgently being worked on. Expect regular long workdays and weekend work. This can be rewarding and even exciting, especially at first, but oftentimes the recognition/rewards come much later. Oftentimes, they're deferred repeatedly until teams grow frustrated.

There appears to be notable frustrations amongst multiple orgs/teams as the culture has remained the same (both engineering, which is great, and HR culture), despite the size and financial resources available. There's notable politics and a lack of voice amongst upper management, and everyone seems to just follow Elon, which is a big part of the problem, as feedback doesn't flow back up to the decision maker in chief.

Pros and cons are above.

Think beyond yourself and roll up some of the feedback provided by teams occasionally. This is actually good for the company long-term and for your shares.