Pros: Incredible opportunity to learn quickly. Very smart co-workers. Google Perks. Products have tangible impact in the world.

Cons: - Not uncommon for people to be under-leveled and therefore underpaid. - Horrible work-life balance: consistent messaging and guilting from leadership that employees should be willing to sacrifice their own mental health because we build moral-driven products. - Superficial commitment to equity and inclusion. - Constantly changing priorities: impossible to hit a moving target. - Messaging from senior leadership that we are all replaceable "if we can't handle the marathon" – no real desire to fix the culture of the company.

Pros: Pre-COVID: great food, drinks, and snacks.

Cons: Terrible food, limited drinks and snacks. No diversity. Contract employee benefits aren't great. No room for growth, as it's extremely rare that they promote contract employees to FTE. If you're a contractor, you're a second-class citizen. The favoritism is palpable.

Pros: Salary is not FAANG, but higher than average. Work-life balance is okay, but dysfunction takes an emotional toll.

Cons: The worst management and org design I've seen in a 20-year career. Engineering talent and culture are nowhere near Google and other top-tier tech companies. Politics trump technical merits. Bad apples are not dealt with (see bad management). No product-market fit. Everyone is just milking it until the money runs out.