Pros: I joined Thumbtack because of the special energy I felt when I came to interview here, and I have not been disappointed. This is a very creative and open work environment, with tons of hard problems and smart/fun people to work on them with. The company is in a huge growth cycle right now, and so there are plenty of opportunities to make a huge impact very quickly. I've surprised myself by how much I have accomplished since coming here because of the responsibilities I've been given, and this is without anyone pushing long, unnecessary hours on us! Most importantly to me, above anything I mentioned above, is knowing that I'm building a product that is helping people carve out careers for themselves by their rules. We constantly get to hear stories from people that have created meaningful employment for themselves and others through Thumbtack, and it really makes me feel like I'm doing something that matters. Also, we have an AWESOME in-house kitchen that feeds us oh so well!

Cons: Plenty! But they are primarily in the department of growing pains, and it seems like management is doing their best to address these problems correctly, or let all us motivated go-getters offer up potential solutions.

Pros: Super nice and collaborative people. Wonderful lunch and dinner (plus breakfast, which I usually don't eat here). Challenging work that has great impact.

Cons: Commute to/from Caltrain is not that convenient. May need a lot of knowledge and experimentation to justify/prove a product decision.

Pros: Perks are good: The good thing here is that you get 3 meals a day, except Friday evening. And the food is cooked by the chefs. * Fully paid dental/medical/eye/life premiums And people there are friendly.

Cons: BI is not doing a good job, and neither are the leaders. No one has an idea why the user amount is going up or going down. Everyone is just trying to meet the company goal of increasing user amount and per-user revenue. Which is insane! If you get $50 per user, it is likely that those pros on Thumbtack will ask for a price $60 higher than Craigslist. In turn, users will leave Thumbtack. There should at least be a prediction on how the company will do using historical data. And at which factors the business will change, and in what ways. It seems this model is not even under construction.