Uber

Company is still growing really fast and genuinely wants to spread to every corner of the globe.

People are generally very smart and extremely hardworking.

Projects usually have a large scope and are exciting.

Perks, from the free food and snacks to the gym discounts, are decent.

Software Engineering Intern pay was quite good. Full-time conversion offer was decent.

Peers are nice and friendly.

Company is scrappy and spontaneous, and every day tends to be a bit different and exciting.

• Uber has become so ambitious that the environment in the office is kind of a mess.

• Many engineers are realizing the tactics that the engineering directors are using to fire people and are extremely unhappy with the company.

• People work extremely long hours, and recognition and promotion don't really recognize that.

• There is really no "trust" between engineers and management, as engineers tend to think that anything management tells them is just over-simplified, grandiose statements or straight-up BS.

• Stocks for anyone joining now aren't very good.

• There is overall a sense that everything, from perks to benefits to pay to culture to quality, is overall worsening gradually.

It's clear that Uber is ambitious, and everything it does is either for the greater good or a "necessary evil." Even though this sort of cut-throat environment is working so far, it's definitely not sustainable. Nevertheless, people will still want to join Uber, so I doubt much will change.