Tripadvisor

There is a relaxed dress code, beer, and ping pong. And all of those things seemed great during my initial interview. But these things are standard these days at technical companies. After my first three months, I was no longer wowed.

Pay raises are minimal at best and provide a lack of future earning ability.

Employees seem to get pigeonholed into tasks with little to no opportunity to grow out of them or pursue new interests. This also makes advancement extremely difficult; most employees have to leave to grow in their careers.

Lack any sort of mission or vision. It feels like we want to be TripAdvisor, but are far from it.

Work to create a culture of growth where people are rewarded for their accomplishments.

It can be frustrating to see people's successes not recognized or celebrated.

Beers and happy hours are commonplace these days and not a unique quality.

Also, don't pigeonhole people in the same roles after they start and prove themselves.