Pros: I've found Twitch to be a supportive, nurturing environment since I joined. But at the same time, I was given a lot of real responsibility, and it hasn't exactly been easy street. I've only been here a few months, but there's a lot you have to learn to succeed. All the workplace benefits were nice at first, but probably taken for granted now.

Cons: I don't get it, but some people complain about having nothing to do. So maybe there are some orgs that just aren't producing.

Pros: One of the more inclusive companies that also seemed to care about its employees' learning and working styles, until it didn't. Nice benefits, ERGs, mostly cool coworkers.

Cons: Poor management, super disorganized, and slow processes. Code reviews and Slack replies took forever, and everyone was burnt out. There were layoff after layoff and reorgs. There was a weird focus on projects everyone knew users didn't care about, a lack of timely feedback, an obvious gap in understanding between higher-ups and ICs, and consistently tight deadlines. This is a given, but Twitch is one of those companies that gives you PTO but doesn't want you to actually use it. (When I first joined Twitch, it still had its own culture separate from Amazon, but Amazon's influence grew, so my perception skews negative.)

Pros: - Perks are great. - Lots of interesting work and projects. - Leadership has clear and reasonable goals. - Nice work-life balance. - Coworkers are awesome to work with.

Cons: - Grew a bit too fast and made some bad hires. - Some conflicting business goals and metrics across teams.