Tesla

Work is highly technical. Contributions go directly into the product. There's lots of freedom to experiment. Interesting work for a low-level engineer. Nice manager, always supportive. Not as "intense" as one might think, given Tesla's reputation (this could be a con for some people).

• Lots of stupid technical debt.
• Peer review and integration testing practices are often heavy-handed and tedious.
• Not as "inspiring" on the inside as perceived from the outside.
• Typical flaws of a corporation (pointless meetings, Office Space tier office culture, countless flavorless interactions, etc.).
• High friction between teams.
• Lots of negativity about the company and CEO from (some) coworkers (i.e., the jaded atmosphere doesn't inspire).
• Several overly opinionated, hard-to-work-with people poison dialogue with their technical ideology.